Carolyn’s background is in town planning and urban design working across the public and private sectors. She joined Oxford City Council in December 2018 firstly as Planning Policy and Place Manager leading on the delivery of the Oxford Local Plan 2036 and now is Head of Regeneration and Economy. In her current role she has responsibility for delivery of the council’s capital projects, which are wide ranging and include major residential, affordable workspace, community centres, public realm and infrastructure. She is also responsible for economic development & city centre management within the city working with key partners to develop and deliver the city’s economic strategy. Carolyn also sits on the board of Barton Park LLP, which is delivering 885 homes to the east of Oxford.   

Carolyn joined Oxford City Council from Barton Willmore where she worked across their Reading and Southampton offices providing lead planning input for a range of major development projects to successfully deliver allocations and planning permissions. These ranged from new settlements, strategic residential and mixed use developments, commercial developments and city centre regeneration projects across the southern region.