Current Position: Director. Head of Agriculture and Rural Planning Department

Amanda has been the Partner in charge of the Totnes office since becoming a Partner with Luscombe Maye in 2006. She heads up the Agriculture and Rural Planning Department based in Totnes and is responsible for a team of rural professionals, specialising in agricultural and rural planning advice and applications, Basic Payment Scheme, grants for subsidies and general agricultural/land management advice.

After joining Luscombe Maye in June 1995 as a professional assistant to one of the Partners, she moved up the ranks after gaining her professional qualifications, becoming an Associate Partner before becoming a full Partner.

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), FAAV, MBIAC

Experience: Amanda has an Honours Degree in Agriculture with Countryside Management from Seale Hayne Agricultural College, is a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers, is on the CAAV Council and is also a Member of the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants.

Amanda is married to a farmer and is also involved in a successful holiday letting business and can therefore put a good deal of experience behind her professional advice.

Interests: Amanda really loves family life at home on the farm with her husband and children; when not being a wife/mother or in the office, she loves nothing more than spending hours in the kitchen producing lunch/supper for lots of people. She has recently learnt to weld and has completed a life-size sculpture of a horse in scrap metal which is now “at grass” at her home.

Amanda has a long–standing passion for horse racing particularly steeple-chasing and Point to Points and spends any spare time at the races.

Current Position: Associate, Agricultural and Rural Planning Department

Lucinda joined Luscombe Maye in January 2017 and was made an Associate in 2020.

She works alongside Amanda Burden primarily working on rural and agricultural planning matters. The team specialise in agricultural, equestrian and rural planning advice and applications. In addition to planning, Lucinda undertakes Basic Payment Scheme applications and land agency.

Experience: Lucinda was brought up on a working family farm in Dorset before studying Rural Land Management at the Royal Agricultural College. Having graduated with BSc (Hons) Lucinda worked for a national firm specialising in the sale of farms and equestrian property. She relocated to Devon and worked for a local rural property developer on the edge of Dartmoor before joining the agricultural and rural planning team at Luscombe Maye. Lucinda enjoys combining her training and experience to achieve the bests results for her clients.

Interests: Lucinda has a strong equestrian background and has ridden throughout her life. She has competed internationally as an event rider and continues to take part in a variety of country sports. Lucinda enjoys following the local hunt and riding on the Moor. 

Experience: Chloe grew up as part of a farming family in West Devon. Having moved away to gain her BSc in Geography and Sports Sciences at Loughborough University, she has returned and joined Luscombe Maye as a Rural Planning Graduate. Whilst with Luscombe and Maye Chloe is going to further her studies, taking a Masters in Town Planning at the University of Plymouth to become RTPI accredited.

Interests: In her spare time Chloe captains her local cricket team, playing games regularly throughout the summer for multiple sides. Cricket has taken Chloe around the country representing Devon, as well as to South Africa on tour. She also enjoys going to her local Beach in North Devon to read and swim, and during the winter months, she loves walking the dog over the moors around Okehampton with her family.

Current Position: Associate Agricultural and Rural Planning

Phoebe joined Luscombe Maye in 2017 and was involved in a wide range of
professional work including planning matters, valuations, land and farm sales and basic payment scheme applications.

In 2018 Phoebe joined the Agricultural and Rural Planning Department full time where she is part of a very experienced, skilled and knowledgeable team. Phoebe works alongside Amanda Burden and is involved in preparing and submitting planning applications including agricultural buildings, temporary and permanent agricultural dwellings, equestrian buildings and barn conversions, along with rural diversification projects.

Experience: Phoebe is from an agricultural background and grew up on her family farm near Kingsbridge. Phoebe has a wide knowledge of the South Hams and the surrounding areas and a passion for helping farmers and landowners fulfil their planning aspirations.

Before starting at Luscombe Maye Phoebe lived in Australia for two years where she spent her time travelling and attending university.

Interests: Outside of work Phoebe enjoys spending time with her family and watching rugby. In the summer she enjoys spending time on the beach, in particular South Milton Sands, where she loves to paddle board.

Current Position: Rural Planning Engineer

Jerry has joined the Agricultural and Rural Planning Department and is part of a very experienced, skilled and knowledgeable team. Jerry works alongside Amanda Burden and is involved in preparing and submitting planning applications including agricultural buildings, temporary and permanent agricultural dwellings, equestrian buildings and barn conversions, along with rural diversification projects. As a Structural Engineer Jerry also brings a broader construction knowledge to the team.

Experience: Jerry is from a farming background with a small but diverse organic farm on the south devon coast. As a civil and structural engineer, he has worked in and around development and construction for many (thirty plus) years with particular experience in agricultural and commercial building design and development and local authority project planning and development. Jerry enjoys combining practical and professional knowledge and his farming and development experience to produce the bests results for our clients.

Interests: As a father of three busy teenagers and with a teacher wife who also runs a farm school plus running our organic farm and campsite etc., time off is a rare and precious commodity, but I thoroughly enjoy family, friends, our lovely part of the world, tinkering with our collection of old vehicles and kit and the very occasional surf. 

Current Position: Administrator, Agricultural and Rural Planning Department

Kash joined Luscombe Maye at the beginning of 2013 and provides support to the skilled and knowledgeable Agricultural and Rural Planning team. Office-based, Kash is the link between our clients and members of the team.

Experience: After 20 years in London working in the City  with the Financial Times and the international news agency, Reuters, Kash took her “gap year” and sailed the Atlantic in a Tall Ship and has worked her way west, moving to Devon in 2003.

Interests: Kash has been involved with the Yealmpton Show since 2006 and is one of the Chief Stewards for Trade Stands. She is a keen gardener and she enjoys country pursuits.

Current Position: Rural Planner

Experience: Naomi has 10 years of experience working in planning both in the public and private sector in Devon as well as a recent period in Scotland working in the idyllic Outer Hebrides on the Isle of Lewis. Naomi has a masters degree in Planning from Plymouth University and an undergraduate degree from Bangor University in Sustainable Development. Naomi has now moved back to Devon and is keen to get stuck into rural planning in Devon and the South West; helping farmers and landowners with a variety of planning matters. Naomi loves meeting new people and finding out how her skills can help achieve the planning goals they have.  She particularly enjoys a barn conversion project!

Interests: Naomi has a rescue dog called Bow who she enjoys taking for walks. She enjoys reading, volunteering, walking, sea swimming and exploring new places.