Pegasus Group’s Bristol office has begun the new year with a senior appointment.

Chris Edge has joined the team as Associate Town Planner, bringing with him almost 20 years of experience. He joins from the Co-op where he worked for five years as a Town Planning Manager. Previous experience also includes roles at Barton Willmore, Avison Young and DPP.

A member of the RTPI since 2004, Chris is an experienced and commercial town planner, having worked in both private practice and client side on major development proposals across all sectors.

After studying for a BSc (Hons) degree in Geography, Chris went on to gain his Masters’ Degree in Town Planning from Manchester University.

He said: “I am really pleased to be joining Pegasus Group, and look forward to working on a variety of projects. I am excited to be part of the Bristol team and their ambitious plans going forward.”

Pegasus Group has more than 340 employees located across 16 offices in the UK and Ireland with services spanning the entire project process from site finding, acquisition and planning through to design and delivery, specialising in planning, design, environment, economics and heritage.