KATE HOLLAND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
ABOUT KATE
KATE IS THE FOUNDER OF FORTIS PLANNING, ESTABLISHED IN JUNE 2025, BRINGING EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE FROM HER PREVIOUS ROLE AS PLANNING DIRECTOR IN A SMALL CONSULTANCY. WITH A CAREER SPANNING BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, SHE SPENT APPROXIMATELY EIGHT YEARS WITHIN A LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY BEFORE JOINING A NATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY PLANNING PRACTICE.
KATE HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE MANAGING LARGE‑SCALE DEVELOPMENTS AND SUPPORTING A WIDE RANGE OF CLIENTS—FROM NATIONAL HOUSEBUILDERS AND SMALL DEVELOPERS TO COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS.
AS A CHARTERED MEMBER OF THE ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE AND CHAIR OF WOMEN IN PLANNING KENT, KATE IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING COLLABORATION, SUPPORTING OTHERS IN THE PROFESSION AND CHAMPIONING INCLUSIVE PLANNING PRACTICE.
key skills
Management
report writing
Expert witness
project leadership
negotiator of complex planning issues