At Hollins, we are experts in promoting and realising development opportunities. We have an excellent track record in solving planning and other technical land based problems. The team is experienced and are passionate about dealing with the complexities needed to achieve development on individual sites.
Stephen has over 25 years' experience in commercial and residential property. He has been involved in all the major city centre property
developments in Manchester including Barborolli Square, Spinningfields and Havelock Mills.
Stephen is amongst the elite of development lawyers having advised a number of the North west's leading property developers and house
builders.
Paul has over 25 years' experience in strategic land. He provides senior leadership across the business, guiding teams to deliver successful outcomes on complex and long term land projects. Paul is recognised for his ability to maintain momentum, manage risk, and deliver results through strong governance and effective stakeholder engagement. Paul leads the progression and delivery of strategic land opportunities, working closely with landowners, planning authorities, advisers, and partners to unlock value and achieve agreed objectives. He combines deep sector knowledge with a pragmatic, outcome focused approach, bringing clarity and confidence to challenging land and planning environments. With a proven track record of delivery and a strong commitment to professional standards, Paul plays a key role in supporting Hollins' long term success and in delivering sustainable value for investors and landowning partners.
With over 30 years of experience in leading planning and development delivery teams across all property sectors, most recently at Board Director level in one of the largest volume divisions of Barratt Homes, Jeremy has successfully completed many significant residential, retail, leisure, commercial and industrial projects. As Special Projects Lead, he is closely involved with landowners, agents, consultants and our in-house team in growing the operations of Hollins Strategic Land through targeted planning promotions, land acquisitions and disposals.
Christian is a chartered professional with 15+ years’ experience delivering strategic land promotions across the UK—from major urban extensions to smaller village sites, often in complex policy contexts. He leads the full lifecycle: sourcing, financial appraisal, land assembly, stakeholder and landowner engagement, planning strategy, applications and appeals, and land disposals. A pragmatic problem-solver with a design sensibility, he aligns planning risk, commercial returns and placemaking outcomes, taking projects from first approach through planning consent to sale. He is focused on not just growing HSL’s land portfolio but on delivering investments through targeted planning promotions, selective acquisitions and timely disposals, with a strategy-led yet hands-on approach.