He has advised on over 30 Garden Communities and new settlements, including the 10,000-home Northstowe new town, 5,000-home Wixams scheme, and Tewkesbury Garden Town with 10,000 homes and 100 hectares of employment land. His portfolio also includes the 10,000-home regeneration of West Basingstoke, Cuerdale Garden Community in Lancashire, East Midlands Freeport, and Guildford’s 1,500-home Weyside Urban Village, some of the UK’s most ambitious growth programmes.

As co-lead of Pinsent Masons’ New Towns & Communities and Digital Places practices, and head of Built Environment Digital Delivery, Richard blends legal, planning, and digital innovation. A leading advocate for data trusts, digital twins, and smarter governance, he is recognised by Chambers UK for his expertise in planning law and continues to shape how complex, multi-billion-pound projects are delivered sustainably across the UK.