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Sara is based in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. She’s married to a farmer with two children and lives on the working family farm which is a mixed beef and arable enterprise. She has worked as a planner in local government for just over 20 years, spending the majority of her career at Pembrokeshire County Council primarily working in a policy and conservation context. In 2022 she moved to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority where she is Director of Place and Engagement. Sara has a strong interest in how the planning system can provide solutions within rural Wales in the context of the housing, nature and climate crises.

Sarah is the Corporate Manager for Planning Services at Ceredigion County Council which encompasses Planning, Building Control and the Nutrient Management Board. She was named as one of the 50 most influential women in planning for 2025. Sarah has worked across policy and development management in her career and her particular interests lie in rural affordable housing and more recently nutrient management. Sarah also volunteers on the RTPI policy forum.

Harriet is Head of Planning Pembrokeshire County Council and has developed a versatile and successful career in Town Planning spanning 18 years gaining expertise in Development Management, Enforcement, Policy, Built Heritage & Conservation and Building Control. She has predominantly worked for Pembrokeshire County Council undertaking several roles but has also worked in a specialist planning and heritage role for the Council of the Isles of Scilly. She is a passionate champion of the profession, mentor to young planners and advocate of women in Planning and leadership.