Chris is a chartered Town Planner and CIH Member. An accredited Community Led Homes Advisor. A former Board member of Active Lancashire and the NW Design Review Panel. 

Motivated by empowering local communities to transform their places, Chris joined Homes England in September 2020. Chris is currently the strategic lead for community engagement and locally relevant social value for Homes England, the housing and regeneration agency. We provide expertise and support into a wide range of housing and regeneration projects across the country, collaborating and influencing public and private sector partners. Chris works closely with colleagues in DLUHC and other government departments, sharing learning and building capacity. 

Prior to Homes England, Chris was Regeneration and Place Lead for a north-west housing association. Here Chris developed long term transferable approaches to housing led regeneration and transformation.