Meet the team

The Gateway team is made up of experienced land, planning, design, development, sales and marketing professionals. 

MARK BOOTH

MARK BOOTH

B.ENG (HONS) FCIOB

CO-FOUNDER

Mark Booth a co-founder of Gateway, Hayfield and Living Space and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Builders.

He has earned his enviable industry reputation having spent the past 20 years in Director-level roles with housebuilders including Banner Homes, Dodd Homes and Miller Homes.

JAMES O’SHEA

JAMES O’SHEA

B.ENG (HONS)

CO-FOUNDER

James O'Shea is one of the co-owners of Gateway, Hayfield and Living Space and has been involved with the inception and growth of all entities.

He has managed land acquisitions and land departments for most of his career when previously at Banner Homes and CALA Homes.

Ben Adams

Ben Adams

Land Director

Ben has worked within the development industry for the past 18 years & joined the group working for Hayfield as Land Director in 2018

He has been a driving force in the company’s land acquisitions in the south east which led to the opening of the office in Milton Keynes in 2019. Ben is responsible for the land acquisitions within Gateway as well as overseeing the Hayfield land team.

RICHARD PITT

RICHARD PITT

BA (HONS) PGDIPUD MA MRTPI

STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR

Ricard Pitt is a chartered town planner and qualified urban designer with over 15 years experience of the planning system.

Richard has been involved with the housebuilding industry for the last decade, where he has focused on the delivery of strategic land.

SIENNA BARBOUR

SIENNA BARBOUR

BSC (HONS) MRICS

STRATEGIC LAND MANAGER

Sienna Barbour, Strategic Land Manager, joined in 2021, as a Chartered Surveyor in Planning & Development.

Sienna previously worked with development consultants John Alison Land & Research for almost 4 years and prior to this she achieved a First Class Honours BSC (Hons) Rural Land Management from The Royal Agricultural university (RAU).

TAMSIN ALMEIDA

TAMSIN ALMEIDA

MRTPI

PLANNER

Tamsin Almeida is a Chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Tamsin began her career in planning consultancy, before joining the business to focus on residential land promotion.