Nissa Shahid

Nissa is a chartered planner and an expert in digital transformation and innovation within the planning and development field. She has a background in planning consultancy and technology within the built environment.

Nissa has a background in shaping, delivering and securing strategic projects and programmes, most notably in the field of digital planning (i.e. Plantech). She has demonstrated her ability to secure funding through complex bidding processes (such as ESPON and Innovate).

In March 2020, she was recognised as a ‘Women of Influence’ by The Planner magazine due to her contribution to the digitisation of the planning sector whilst working at the Connected Places Catapult.

Greater Cambridge Planning Service

As Digital First Lead for the Greater Cambridge Planning Service, Nissa led on the development of technical solutions for the Authority’s first digital Local Plan. At the core of Nissa’s role was democratising and widening the plan-making process through technology, ensuring that the Local Plan meets the needs of its varied users.