Ben Flatman

Ben is a registered architect and licentiate planner with experience spanning design, programme management and journalism. Before joining the Autumn Cohort 2025, he was Architectural Editor at Building Design, leading coverage on housing, regeneration and planning. He spent 10 years at the British Council commissioning cultural projects and managing a global property portfolio. He has also lived and worked in Bangladesh, where he has delivered education and training projects for the World Bank and other organisations. He is interested in how public sector leadership can promote design quality, sustainability and social value through planning and development.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

As part of our Autumn Cohort 2025, Ben Flatman is working as a Principal Planning Policy Officer (Infrastructure) at Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.