Dr Fiona Simpson, Chief Planner
Contact
- chief.planner
@gov.scot
Fiona Simpson was appointed Director of Planning, Architecture and Regeneration in November 2024.
Fiona Simpson was appointed as Chief Planner in 2021 after 15 years working in the Scottish Government’s planning team. Fiona’s previous posts within the Scottish Government were:
- Assistant Chief Planner
- Head of Environmental Assessment
- Strategic Environment Assessment Specialist
Prior to joining the Scottish Government Fiona worked in planning consultancy, supporting a wide range of public and private sector clients to navigate the planning system.
Married with a student daughter, teenage son and Westie dog, Fiona lives in Glasgow where she was born and brought up. She studied at Heriot Watt University where her doctoral thesis was a comparative study of planning in the historic centers of Edinburgh and Prague.
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