A well-known figure in the county's commercial property sector has attained Fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), in recognition of his extensive use of geographical expertise in professional practice.

Dorian Wragg, partner at chartered surveyors Bruton Knowles in Gloucester and head of its national Commercial and Professional Services Faculty, has applied geographical thinking to land use, regeneration and sustainable development across a career spanning more than two decades.

A chartered surveyor since 1999 and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) since 2024, Dorian is also a Registered Property Receiver and Fellow of the Non-Administrative Receivers Association.

His inclusion to the RGS acknowledges a body of work which consistently integrates geography with the commercial realities of urban development, estate management and environmental planning.

Currently based at the firm's central Gloucester hub, Dorian leads teams working on a wide range of services, including property management, commercial agency, investment and lease advisory.

With extensive expertise across multiple business sectors, Doian's portfolio mainly consists of managing complex, multi-sector property projects which span inner-city redevelopment, sustainable housing delivery, transport and mobility strategy and the integration of smart and renewable technologies, all of which are grounded in spatial analysis, land use economics and resource management.

Dorian is also the agent for the £107m Forum development in Gloucester and organised lettings to the first two tenants - Fasthosts and Patch. 

In addition to his client work, Dorian serves on multiple strategic boards and advisory groups, including the Gloucestershire First LEP, the Cheltenham Economic and Levelling Up Advisory Board, and the Joint Core Strategy Stakeholder Group. His long-standing involvement has helped shape local responses to economic recovery, town centre viability and sustainable growth.

Dorian said: "I'm incredibly proud to have been offered Fellowship status for the Royal Geographical Society. Geography is at the core of everything I do in my professional life from strategic land use and regeneration to energy planning and resource management. To be recognised by such a respected institution is very fulfilling."