The SPR Origination Team are the first step in your project journey with us. We are here to talk you through the project process, establish the viability of your development opportunity and take you through the initial site securing stages. We have a vast experience within the team across land and development planning and are here to make this initial stage as seamless as possible.

To discuss your land opportunity, please get in touch.

Team Members

Our Origination team has decades of combined experience and qualifications across renewables development, rural land management, biodiversity and the environment, agriculture and more.  Find out more about their individual areas of focus and how to get in touch with each below:

David Buchanan

Head of Origination

David has worked in Development with SPR for over 10 years and previously many years in consultancy. David has had a hand in securing over 500 MW of consented projects during his time with SPR. David leads the Origination Team Lead.

David holds a BSc in Product Design and an MSc in Renewable Energy.

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Phone: +44 7702 666 436

Matthew Imrie

Origination Project Manager

Matt is a MRICS Chartered Surveyor with an MSc in Land Economy.  He has 7 years’ experience in rural land management, as well as first-hand experience managing and diversifying agricultural holdings through his family’s farm on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Matt’s ability to consider development opportunities from both sides provides an invaluable level of knowledge and insight to the Team, and has developed a strong knowledge base on Compensatory Planting Schemes since joining SPR in 2022.

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Phone: +44 7500 809 181

Jag Shan

Origination Project Manager

Jag holds an honours degree in property management and valuation and is a MRICS chartered surveyor with over 11 years of experience. He has worked across the UK in various fields specialising in commercial land management and landlord, tenant matters.

In his previous role as Senior Land and Estate Surveyor at ScottishPower Renewables, Jag managed land rights for the wider team across Wind, Solar and BESS projects. More recently, he has expanded his expertise in development and origination, with a focus on helping landowners unlock their land’s full potential through innovative diversification strategies.

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Phone: +44 7823 604 667