Richard has circa 20 years’ experience in the residential and mixed-use development sector mostly operating in London, the Home Counties and Central Southern England.

 

Having spent 10 years at CALA Homes as Land and Planning Director, Richard then spent 3 years as Managing Director of Seaward Properties prior to setting up Chartfield Homes.

 

Richard has an extensive local network and is focussed on delivery of quality developments with a conscious strategy to avoid the mass-produced homes of volume Housebuilders.  

 

Richard has been an instrumental part of the team in delivering successful outcomes at the following:

 

Molly Millars Lane, Wokingham – 225 New Homes adjacent to the Emm Brook  - Significant ecological and environmental hurdles to overcome.

 

Reading, Bulmershe Campus – 290 Homes – Former educational facility in residential area large amounts of demolition and significant engineering works required.

 

Amersham, Raans Road – 83 Homes and a Church – Complicated drainage and highways solution.

 

Englefield Green, Wick Road – 90 Homes – Highly sensitive location adjacent to Virginia Water Lake.

 

Ickenham, RAF West Ruislip – 495 Homes and C2 care facility – Former RAF base with extensive contamination, complicated drainage and highways solutions and adjacent to Central Line Tube.

 

Woking, Brookwood Farm – 300 Homes and C2 care facility – Extensive level changes to overcome as well as offsite highways works and delivery of community park.

 

Winchester, Barton Farm - 2000 Homes – Urban extension to Winchester, highly sensitive with extensive engineering works and rerouting of A road through the site.

 

New Alresford, Sun Lane – 320 Homes and Industrial/Commercial – Largest development in the area for many years, many level changes to overcome and new roundabout to A31 trunk road. 

 

Watford, Cassio Campus – 220 Homes and mini supermarket – Former educational facility in sensitive residential area, much asbestos removal, swallow hole/solution features mitigation and remediation required.

 

Southbourne, Near Chichester, West Sussex – 167 Homes - Former caravan park promoted through the planning process and consented at local level.