Karin Taylor

Karin is a geographer, Chartered Town Planner and Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute and is Head of Planning for the National Trust.  In that role Karin leads a team of 18 Planners throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland who advise the Trust on every aspect of Planning, and is responsible for professional standards, internal policy and guidance and continuing professional development.  She engages closely with Government on emerging national planning policy, was a member of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Planning Sounding Board and is currently a member of the Planning Appeal Inquiries Review Expert Panel.  Karin joined the National Trust 10 years ago following 26 years working in local government at District and County level in both policy and development management. originally created with CABE and  Arts Council England.   Before that Amy worked at the London Borough of Harrow as Design and Conservation Manager.  She is an archaeologist by training, later completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Urban Design.