Steven Bee established his practice, Steven Bee Urban Counsel, in 2010, providing advice, guidance and expert support to those engaged in development. He was born and educated in Nottingham before graduating from the then Lanchester Polytechnic (Coventry) with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning. He has over 30 years’ experience of planning and development at local and national level, and from within the public and private sectors. He has recently refreshed and updated his understanding of the theoretical basis of urbanism through an MRes in Interdisciplinary Urban Design at The Bartlett School of Planning, UCL.