After a 9 month analysis, Mark Steele died of acute Myeloid Leukaemia on 1 December 2023.

Mark had an extended and assorted profession, working within the UK and abroad, within the public sector and personal follow but all the time with the identical fixed, forensic consideration to element.

After graduating from Leeds in 1979 Mark began his profession on the Telford Growth Company earlier than returning to Leeds for his Put up Graduate Diploma in 1981. He then joined the personal follow of Woolerton Truscott in Kendal the identical 12 months. Mark cherished the Lake District and his time there heightened his appreciation for the outside, trekking for miles to absorb a specific view or to easily delight in the great thing about the panorama. This consciousness of an unspoilt view and the results of human intervention would play a significant position on this later profession.

Mark labored in Hong Kong for 4 years, taking the chance to discover the Far East together with his spouse Liz. Returning to the UK in early 1992, the couple moved to Scotland and Mark again into personal follow. His expertise as a designer, willingness to push the boundaries of a mission transient and problem the consumer, however all the time with a smile and organised strategy, noticed him deal with a number of difficult initiatives. All the time a group participant Mark inspired his youthful colleagues and challenged them to intention excessive.

In 2008 he arrange his personal follow, Mark Steele Consultants. Throughout the latter a part of his profession Mark was well-known for his work in LVIA, specifically his illustration of group teams, people and native authorities who sought to deal with the increasing community of windfarms. Mark was a super skilled witness, diligent, educated, well mannered however agency, and mentally agile. He was extremely revered by each colleagues and opponents at Public Inquiries. His untimely loss of life is a superb loss to his household, buddies, colleagues, and the panorama career.