A product of Oxford and Reading Universities, Chief Executive James Sunley trained as a general practice surveyor specialising in out of town retailing. During the late eighties he spent 3 years working on a 7,000 acre suburban development in the USA before joining the UK property business.

With a keen interest in good design and functionality, James strongly believes an eye for aesthetic detail together with comprehensive preplanning are the cornerstones of good development (his colour blindness explains much!). He is also a champion of the sustainability agenda and stakeholder participation.

James has a son Casper and two daughters Jemima and Phoebe. An active wine consumer, James’ hobbies include most ball and field sports; he is also the Cresta Run record holder.