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Beyond the political symbolism this Budget also represented an important economic inflection point: the Chancellor needed to find the balance between caution and optimism, between paying down the national debt and investing for the future, in the Prime Minister’s words – the trade-off between ‘tough tax rises’ now and ‘better days ahead’. A second challenge was to offer the vision and certainty for Government departments to back up the policy and priorities already set out in the first 100 days.   This insight focus considers the key announcements and implications of the Budget for planning, development and local economic growth. See full insight focus: https://lnkd.in/eF-iP6DG Authors: Ciaran Gunne-Jones, Edward Clarke, Ed Welch & Paddy Hynes

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Lichfields is delighted to have secured two awards at the Royal Berkshire Property Awards! The UK Property Forums organised event took place at Reading Town Hall and celebrates the region’s real estate market across a variety of disciplines, individual successes and innovative projects. Daniel Lampard, Senior Director and Head of Thames Valley Office, was named Property Leader of the Year. It highlights Daniel’s personal successes over the previous year as well as his ability to foster a collaborative working environment that have helped the office fulfil its aspirations and growth goals. Lichfields also supported a successful submission for longstanding client LEGOLAND Windsor Resort in the Low Carbon Project of the Year category. "I am truly honoured to receive this award. It is a tribute to the exceptional team we have in the Thames Valley Office, the valued clients we serve, and the outstanding projects we contribute to delivering." Daniel Lampard, Senior Director, Head of Thames Valley Office https://lnkd.in/eWtSk6nh

The excitement and anticipation is building as we look forward to tonight’s UK Property Forums Royal Berkshire Property Awards!   Lichfields is delighted that the Thames Valley Office is shortlisted for ‘Responsible Employer of the Year’. We're also pleased to see our longstanding client LEGOLAND nominated twice in the ‘Project of the Year’ and ‘Low Carbon Project of the Year’ categories. Congratulations to the team for the well-deserved nominations!   Good luck to all the nominees! https://lnkd.in/euPpZtmc

It was a pleasure to speak at the Women in Property South East breakfast seminar yesterday alongside Pauline Roberts, covering the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and the strengthening of the drive to meet housing and other development needs. We had a great morning hosted by Lichfields UK spent discussing how these changes could impact the property sector. Thanks to all that joined us for the seminar. Please do get in touch if you have any queries you’d like to discuss!

Well if nothing else, today proved that life in economics consultancy is certainly varied. Today the Lichfields UK team attended the Institute of Economic Development Annual Conference. There were great speakers, and we led a breakout session to discuss economic development across boundaries with a distinguished panel comprising Tom Stannard, Lynne Miles and David Godfrey. Plus an opportunity to catch up with clients and colleagues, including Kirubele Getachew on supporting early career economic development professionals. And this evening, Ross Lillico and I attended the launch of the McDonald's at 50 social and economic impact report prepared by Lichfields as part of a celebration at the House of Commons. Hat tip to Michael Hawes and Ross Ewing for organising a great event. Our report is available at: https://lnkd.in/dJff2hdJ

A huge thank you to all #IEDConf2024 speakers, our conference Gold sponsors AtkinsRéalis, Lichfields UK, Pegasus Group and WECD, Silver sponsors Copper Consultancy, Key Cities, Social Value Engine and Growth Maturity Index, media partner Local Government Chronicle, SAS Event & Association Management, and, of course, our delegates. We will be back tonight for the IED Annual Awards! If you aren't able to attend the dinner, we will be announcing the winners in full on this feed. Here is a reminder of the shortlisted entries https://lnkd.in/dkEf6E72! #economicdevelopment #regeneration #regionaldevelopment #localeconomy #economicgrowth #inclusivegrowth #sustainablegrowth #devolution #communitydevelopment #healthycommunities #placemaking #netzero #socialvalue #townplanning #housing #propertydevelopment #infrastructuredevelopment #inwardinvestment #businesssupport #enterprise #entrepreneurship #employability #skillsdevelopment #researchanddevelopment #innovation #planning #surveying #engineering #highways #transport #localgovernment #localgov #localauthority #localauthorities #councils #university #universities #highereducation #professionaldevelopment #CPD

Lichfields is delighted to be supporting the Thames Valley lunchtime session on BNG hosted by Royal Town Planning Institute and Women in Planning. Associate Director Nuala Wheatley will be part of the panel discussing the challenges and issues encountered in the BNG process. Register for a free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gGfsS4x7

Evaluation is the act of systematically assessing the effectiveness of an intervention’s delivery, impact and value for money. It can be used to determine the impact of policies and funding regimes, shape future policy design, and help make the case for further investment.  During the Labour Government’s first budget in 14 years, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves vowed to “invest, invest, invest” as the only way to drive economic growth but warned of a challenging time for public finances. If that is the case, then evaluation is central to determining and demonstrating whether an action has improved performance and delivered value for the tax payer. In this blog, we explore how the Government’s commitment to unlocking investment and delivering economic growth reaffirms a need to “assess, assess, assess.” Read Charlie Heywood-Heath & James Robertson full blog: https://lnkd.in/gQ78MMqV

Recent manifestos, government announcements, and policy consultations on proposed planning reform have almost exclusively focused on housebuilding. As plans for high streets in towns and small cities begin to emerge, Lichfields identify a number of key priorities for planning for town centres and main town centre uses, in order to deliver on the Government’s growth mission. See James Singer's full blog: https://lnkd.in/e7cYQjbN