Gwen Thomas

Senior Planner

Gwen is a Senior Planner at Asbri Planning and is a chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute. Gwen is based in our Cardiff office and has progressed within the company since joining Asbri Planning as a Student Planner in February 2017.

Gwen has acted as lead consultant and assisted on planning applications for the development of a number of residential projects for housebuilders, private developers and Housing Associations and has delivered planning permissions on a wide range of developments in various sectors including commercial, leisure and healthcare. Gwen has worked on a vast array of interesting and high profile projects, one of Gwen’s favourite schemes has been the redevelopment and refurbishment of Newport Market. The project necessitated close attention to detail as the building is Grade II listed. Gwen is also proud to work on a number of affordable housing schemes in South East Wales, aiding the delivery of much needed homes in the region.

Outside of work Gwen, originally from Anglesey enjoys catching up with family and friends, practicing yoga, going to the cinema and is currently learning Spanish. Gwen also enjoys travelling and is hoping to travel to South America in the future. Gwen’s favourite travel destinations to date are Seville and Los Angeles. Gwen is a fluent Welsh speaker, educated at Ysgol David Hughes and regularly corresponds in Welsh via emails or phone discussions with clients and local authority planning officers