Yorkshire lad living in Newcastle. Planning consultant and #LUFC fan. All views are my own.
Newcastle Upon Tyne
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A pleasure to provide a tour of the development. Looking forward to the #RTPIAwards later!
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Delighted to see the #Hamminkeln Place scheme in #Sedgefield shortlisted for an @RTPINorthEast Award for Planning Excellence. As a local resident it has made a v positive contribution to Sedgefield both by diversifying the local housing mix and redeveloping an under-utilised site
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From new towns to re-purposing – 60 years of innovation
Looking back to the early years of Lichfields, we were actively involved in the establishment of the New Towns being planned during the 1960s.
See @jwallace70's full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2022/marc…
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My latest blog looking at a new approach towards addressing youth homelessness and supporting the fantastic team at @2014NEH
Housing first: A new approach to addressing youth homelessness
@HomelessLink estimates that 44% of those who access homeless services in England are 18-24. They found that a lack of #affordablehousing and emergency accommodation drive rough sleeping.
lichfields.uk/blog/2021/may/…
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Mangling the mutant: change to the #StandardMethod for local housing need
The launch of the proposed new standard method for local housing need on 6th August 2020 unleashed a media and political storm.
See @mspry_ & Bethan Haynes' full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2020/dece…
The graph below shows a useful snapshot by region for what the proposed new standard method would mean for housing need #PlanningReformDay
Today's proposed new standard method for assessing housing need sets the bar high for many local authorities, but such an ambitious approach is needed if government wants to see 300,000 homes a year delivered. More on local results here lichfields.uk/grow-renew-pro…
I’ve waited 16 long years for this! 😀
It's a night to remember for Leeds United.
Championship champions 2019-20. 🏆
👉 bbc.in/39vRGSd #LUFC #bbcfootball #bbcefl
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Delighted to see our @LichfieldsUK #Newcastle office shortlisted for the @insiderneast Specialist Consultancy of the Year!
Celebrating our 6th wedding anniversary today and I received an amazing homemade card from the lovely Mrs Smith. Just as importantly, we are also recognising what would have been the last game of the season yesterday and Leeds United’s glorious return to the premier league. 😬
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🧼 Stay safe! Wash your hands for the amount of time it takes Pablo to score and celebrate his goal against West Brom! #SafeHands @WHO
Totally agree. Good fun and great inquiry experience @LichfieldsUK @KCPlanningTeam – at Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Huge thanks to @Kings_Chambers @StephPlanning @PhilipJRobson and Constanze Bell for leading a Mock Planning Inquiry with our @LichfieldsUK Newcastle team yesterday. Great experience for everyone involved and good fun too (for those not being cross-examined!) 👏👏👏
There’s nothing like starting the new year with a crisp walk and a pub lunch #NewYearsDay ❄️ – at Longbenton, England
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Housing stock nationally has increased 14% since 2001, but this differs by local authority, with 75 authorities having seen an increase of more than 20% over the period, data from MHCLG shows.
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Can young planners save our high streets?
Katherine Simpson, and Faye Marr, colleagues at the Newcastle office of Lichfields have launched a ground-breaking research project.
See full @neconnected article: neconnected.co.uk/can-our-yo…
Survey: smartsurvey.co.uk/s/YoungPeo…
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See my latest blog which considers homelessness in the UK and the action you can take, personally, to help. Please donate - If all my followers donated just £1 each, this would generate £226 which @LichfieldsUK would match. Every little helps.
Think you had a rough night?
The number of rough sleepers from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show that 4,677 people were found sleeping rough in England on a single night in autumn 2018.
View @JustineMatchett's full blog: lichfields.uk/blog/2019/sept…