Meet the Team

Dave Chetwyn is the Chair of PHS.

For the day job, he is a town planning and regeneration consultant and a CABE Enabler. Dave is also Chair of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation, the UK professional body for historic environment specialists, and Chair of Urban Vision North Staffordshire. Before moving to private practice, Dave was Head of Planning Aid England and prior to that spent 17 years with Stoke-on-Trent City Council, including 12 years in the Design and Conservation Team.

Andy Perkin is the Society’s Secretary and Treasurer.

Andy joined the Society in 1994 and was elected Chair 18 months later, a post he held for five years. He has now worked in regeneration and training for 15 years as a consultant and trainer, first with The Civic Trust, then as a Director of R99. He is now supporting community trusts and helping develop community enterprises in his role as Regional Development Officer for the Development Trusts Association with the West Midlands team. Andy lives in Penkhull with his partner Nicola, a planning ecologist, and their four-year-old daughter, Ellen.

Steve Wood is a member of our planning team, responding to planning applications on behalf of PHS.

Steve is very actively involved with local canal groups, being Planning Officer for the Stoke-on-Trent Branch of the Inland Waterways Association, as well as Chairman of the Uttoxeter Canal Restoration Committee. He is also involved with the Burslem Port and Cheshire Locks restoration projects. Steve is an independent IT Consultant specialising in database and website design, and IT project management. He owns and lives on an historic canal boat.

Stacy Sykes is new to the Society and has recently joined our planning team, monitoring and responding to planning applications.

She was previously team leader of Barnsley Planning Advisory Committee. Stacey studied for a BA in Architectural Conservation and has since held roles within architectural practices specialising in conservation and historic buildings consultancy. She is currently the Assistant Conservation Officer at Staffordshire Moorlands District Council