Eleanor Young is a regeneration and development specialist with 30 years’ experience in the local and regional government sectors. For the past decade, Eleanor has been a founder and director of Blackstock Partnership, a micro consultancy specialising in strategic advice to councils, developers, regional and central government bodies on all aspects of development and regeneration from strategy to the delivery of complex projects. Having started her career in Leeds City Council in 1995, Eleanor was formerly Senior Policy adviser on planning and development to the Mayor of London from 2000 – 2008 being responsible for the production of the first London Plan, advising on major planning applications and leading teams to deliver major regeneration projects across London. Since then, Eleanor has worked in a range of consultancy roles and become an expert in building cross sectoral partnerships to deliver new infrastructure and homes