Sanjeev Kumar

(he/him)

B.Arch, MSc(IPD), PhD(Current)

Research

Urban Design, Planning Policy, Regeneration, Economic Development

Biography

Sanjeev Kumar is a planner with 15 years of international experience in strategic planning, housing development, and urban design across the UK, the Middle East, and South Asia.

His work focuses on creating sustainable, high-quality places that balance community needs with design excellence and deliver measurable outcomes in planning and regeneration.

Sanjeev has managed and delivered a range of complex planning and development projects as a planning consultant and has worked with development management and planning policy for the Local Authority. He has been actively involved in urban research, contributing as a research assistant to the Placemaking Toolkit for Wales (2021-23), funded by an ‘Innovation for All’ grant from the Higher Education Funding Council Wales (HEFCW), and co-authored the published article titled “European public space projects with social cohesion in mind: symbolic, programmatic and minimalist approaches.”

Sanjeev holds professional memberships with the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a Licentiate member. His collaborative and strategic approach ensures efficient project delivery aligned with policy objectives, sustainability principles, and community aspirations.

Honours and awards

• Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences(WGSSS) 2025 award for the Human Geography pathway.

Professional memberships

• Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as a Licentiate member