Cathal O’Regan

Cathal is an adaptable planning professional with a strong interest in projects that deliver positive and sustainable outcomes, he joined Rapleys in January 2026 as a Senior Planner. Prior to this, Cathal worked as a Development Management Officer within an East London borough, where he was responsible for managing a varied caseload of planning applications across residential, commercial, and mixed-use development. This role involved assessing applications against national, regional, and local planning policy, contributing to timely and well-reasoned decisions, and engaging with applicants, colleagues, and consultees.

Before joining the public sector, Cathal worked within a multidisciplinary consultancy environment, providing planning support and advice to private sector clients. As part of an internal planning team, Cathal assisted with the coordination and delivery of projects across a range of scales, from smaller residential schemes and advertisement consents to larger infrastructure-related developments, supporting projects through different stages of the planning process.