Vicky Robinson is the Chief Planning Inspector for Planning and Environment Decisions Wales - Wales’ dedicated service for scrutinising draft Development Plans, and determining applications for Developments of National Significance, planning appeals and specialist environmental casework. In this role, Vicky leads a team of Planning Inspectors, Planning Officers and operational staff who process a variety of planning and environmental cases across Wales on behalf of the Welsh Ministers. Vicky studied BSc (HONS) in City and Regional Planning followed by a Diploma in Town Planning at Cardiff University in 2004 and has over 20 years experience working in land use planning in both policy and development management. Vicky was formerly Operational Manager for Planning and Building Control at the Vale of Glamorgan Council where she led the Planning Policy Team through the Local Development Plan Examination in Public in 2017 and managed the Development Management and Building Control regulatory functions. Vicky is a practitioner representative on the Cardiff University and Royal Town Planning Institute Partnership Board and was recognised in 2020 and 2024 in The Planner’s Women of Influence List. Vicky is an active Member of Welsh Government’s Living Sustainably Network Steering Group which champions behaviour change amongst employees.