Principal Investigator

University College London

Ben Clifford took up post as ‘Lecturer in Spatial Planning and Government’ within the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London (UCL) at the end of April 2009 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor within the School. Born and raised in the exciting ‘edge city’ of Croydon, he is a geographer by background and training.  His research on permitted development was recognised with an RTPI prize in 2018. He has academic visiting positions with the University of Melbourne and Public Health England.