David Lander was responsible for the establishment of Boyer Planning in July 1985. Initially a planning division in a multi-disciplinary practice, the company became an independent consultancy in 1990. David was appointed Managing Director and continues to hold that post. He is based at the company's Windlesham office.

He is a Chartered Town Planner and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (elected 1976). He has been engaged in town planning since 1969, spending the first 17 years of his career in local government, initially with the Greater London Council and then with Mole Valley District Council in Surrey.

David has a wide range of professional experience and has built up an extensive client base, predominantly serving the development industry. He also acts for local authorities, charitable bodies and a number of smaller clients. He works principally across southern England, the Midlands and South Wales.

David is currently leading multi-disciplinary design teams on a number of prestigious schemes for both immediate and longer-term development. These include urban redevelopment projects on the former RAF Staff College in Bracknell, the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton and the Cwrt y Gollen army camp in the Brecon Beacons National Park; major urban extensions at Horley, Andover, Harlow and Yate; a new settlement at Cambridge. Other recent projects include a Sports Centre for Tonbridge School and various schemes for the Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton.

David frequently appears as an expert witness at Section 78 Appeal Inquiries and at RSS and LDF Examinations.