Lichfields UK

Proposed reforms to the NPPF and other changes to the planning system   We bring together our assessment of the Government’s eight week consultation on national policy and other reforms. A new Standard Method: Stocking up? Bethan Haynes, Paddy Hynes & Matthew Spry View blog: https://lnkd.in/eR_hkCxC New mandatory housing targets View map: https://lnkd.in/eusadAzB Proposed NPPF changes Edward Clarke, Paddy Hynes & Matthew Spry View blog: https://lnkd.in/eP6NFeu2

Accelerate helps to support clients' growth ambitions by providing tailored data analysis. It filters out the noise and provides visual representations of geographical patterns and trends. Combined with Lichfields’ commercial expertise it is a powerful tool to underpin investment decisions and growth strategies. View toolkit: https://lnkd.in/dcj3z5X

The UK's TV and film industry has experienced significant growth due to changing consumer habits, such as binge-watching. To support this, the new government will continue to actively promote the creative industries, including TV and film production, which have grown five times faster than the rest of the economy since 2011. In their blog Lucy Benbow, Nancy Stuart, and Kelly Phillips discuss into the evolving landscape of TV and film studio developments. They explore emerging opportunities and share insights on Lichfields' track record in supporting growth with tailored planning advice for high-impact projects. See full blog: https://lnkd.in/egF4i2ab

Lichfields UK is delighted to announce its team for this year’s P4H Network England conference. Taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on September 18, the event provides extensive skills development, networking, collaboration and product showcase opportunities for healthcare buyers and suppliers. Lichfields’ team includes Planning Director Jonathan Standen who will attend alongside Senior Planner Tara Johnston. "We are excited to attend this year’s conference and join a number of educational sessions. We also look forward to creating connections with industry leaders at networking events." Jonathan Standen, Planning Director

Lichfields is delighted to announce its team for this year’s P4H England conference. Taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on September 18, the event provides extensive skills development, networking, collaboration and product showcase opportunities for healthcare buyers and suppliers. Lichfields’ team includes Planning Director Jonathan Standen who will attend alongside Senior Planner Tara Johnston. "We are excited to attend this year’s conference and join a number of educational sessions. We also look forward to creating connections with industry leaders at networking events." Jonathan Standen, Planning Director

The place and people-making power of culture: Lessons from The Lowry With economic growth, social improvement and the breaking down of barriers to opportunity being at the heart of the new government’s mission, it is time for one of the UK’s most important sectors to be better supported and funded. Drawing on The Lowry in Greater Manchester as a case study, Richard Coburn and Alexander Davies explore if there was ever a panacea for integrating economic growth, social improvement and place-making power through a single investment, it would be hard pressed to find a more compelling example than that of well-planned and soundly delivered arts, culture and heritage assets.  Full insight focus: https://lnkd.in/ecq6feG3

Are you a highly motivated individual eager to take the next big step in your career and join a thriving staff-owned planning and development consultancy? Lichfields is seeking an Associate or Planning Director who shares our passion for shaping the most exciting projects across Scotland. See full job description: https://lnkd.in/dG-63pb5

Does the new NPPF mean business? Definitely…maybe. At the end of June just before the General Election we wrote here about the urgent economic and budgetary challenges facing the incoming government, and in particular what role planning reform could play in turbo-charging the economy. This included sharpening up the National Planning Policy Statement (NPPF) to provide a clearer mandate for economic considerations in plan-making and decision-taking. The wait was short, as at the end of July we were presented with the consultation on proposed changes to the NPPF. Since then, new Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has stated that the £22 billion ‘blackhole’ in the public finances that Labour has inherited is greater than was previously known, whilst figures from the Office for National Statistics released this month also showed that public borrowing in June exceeded expectations. If the case for growth wasn’t already clear enough, Keir Starmer pointedly reminded us this week that growth is the government’s number one priority in order to ‘fix the foundations’ whilst also trailing ‘painful’ choices to be made in the upcoming Budget on October 30th. In that context, at face value, the changes to NPPF chapter 6 (Building a strong, competitive economy) may have seemed modest, but on closer examination there are some important changes to consider. See Ciaran Gunne-Jones' full blog: https://lnkd.in/eg8TTn3G

Can planning contribute to the evident need to step-up Life Sciences research? Helpfully, a policy shift in favour of Life Sciences can at last be seen in the new Government’s policy and planning agenda. Labour has identified these changes to facilitate a wider ‘kick-start’ of the economy and to boost the UK’s economic growth in the long-term. See Ollie Collins' full blog: https://lnkd.in/g_5uN63N

We are delighted to announce six new Planning Futures members. In line with our mission to act as a truly cross-sector forum, we are pleased that our recent recruits come from across the planning and housing sector and represent public and private sector organisations: planning consultants, developers, law firms, industry groups and local government services. Welcome to Lichfields UK, Ballymore, Planning Advisory Service (PAS), Asserson, Walsingham Planning and Land, Planning and Development Federation