Shams is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and an Associate in the Planning team at Newmark. She advises private and public sector clients on mixed use, town centre, commercial, residential and industrial developments primarily in London and predominantly in the Borough of Westminster and the City of London.
Shams has over a decade of experience working in public sector, for a London-based housing developer and as a planning consultant. Shams’ expertise is in advising clients on planning strategy to unlock sites for development; seeking to influence planning policy through the local plan process; securing complex planning permissions and listed building consents; negotiating conditions and S106 agreements to secure the best outcomes for clients; and advising on optimisation of sites and assets. Shams has experience working on EIA development and GLA referrable schemes.
Shams organises Continued Professional Training within the Planning and Development team and is part of a firm wide committee, Flourish, on sustainability matters in the industry.
Key clients
- City of London Corporation
- City St George’s University of London
- Frank Capital
- Grosvenor
- O&H Group
- Oxford Properties
Recent projects
- South Molton Triangle – 200,000 sqft of office led mixed use development in Mayfair with new public realm, new hotel, residential and affordable housing. Project client – Grosvenor.
- Grafton Street – hotel led mixed use development in Mayfair. Project client – O&H Group.
- Salisbury Square Development – redevelopment of a site in the City of London to provide a masterplan development for new Law Courts, a Police headquarters, new commercial and retail. Project client – City of London Corporation.
- Victoria House – repurposing of a Grade II listed building for life sciences use in Camden. Project client – Oxford Properties.
