Chair: Paul Bedwell

Paul Bedwell first came to Sheffield as a student in the 1980s, like many others chose to stay in the city and has since worked as a Town Planner for more than 20 years in both public and private sectors.

Paul is committed to working with others to celebrate the built environment and improve the quality of buildings and spaces in our City.

Paul is a Director at Spawforths an independent development practice based in Wakefield. His work projects have included: promotion of the Bailey Cross development - a sustainable, mixed-use urban extension to Pontefract; supporting the Homes and Communities Agency’s development of 170 new homes at Bentley in Doncaster– one of the first six locations in England under the Public Land Initiative; and giving evidence in the High Court in connection with the Advanced Manufacturing Park at Waverley in Rotherham.

Paul has also led study tours to Vauban and Rieselfeld in Freiburg, Germany and to Hammarby Sjostad in Stockholm and Vastra Hamnen in Malmo, Sweden for public / private sector participants to demonstrate best practice in sustainable development.