Lands Improvement (LIH)

We hosted Fields in Trust for the launch of their refreshed standards for open space - The Fields in Trust Standards. We recognise that quality open spaces are fundamental to the success of any new development – they are a key element of our placemaking strategy focusing on the ‘spaces in between the buildings’. Read more>> https://lnkd.in/e6-uQUtK #placemaking #collaboration #masterdeveloper #development #community #physicalliteracy

This festive season, we are proud to support LandAid, a charity dedicated to ending youth homelessness in the UK, by making a donation instead of printing and sending traditional holiday cards. Each year, we invite the children and young relatives of TT Group and Lands Improvement employees to design the artwork for our card. This year, we would like to thank Aakifah Ali, age 9, daughter of Mo Ali from the TT Group Service Desk Information System team, for her delightful drawing. From all of us we wish you a joyful and happy holiday season.

In a moment of madness (or a midlife crisis as he describes) and with entry fee funded by TT Group LIH Managing Director James Stone has signed up to take on the Knight Frank Cycle to #MIPIM2025. In a relay covering a total of 1,445km from London to Cannes spanning 6 days this coming March, they aim to raise £200,000 for Club Peloton charity beneficiaries Cyclists Fighting Cancer, Coram Adoption and TheTom ap Rhys Pryce Memorial Trust, all of which are helping to transform young lives throughout the UK. You can donate to Club Peloton charity beneficiaries here: https://lnkd.in/ehAQyiAS Read more: https://lnkd.in/eek4AjaF #cycletoMIPIM

We are part of Sport England's Patchwork Programme as we want to challenge and change the way public spaces are designed and constructed to deliver positive experiences for children and young people in residential environments. Through meaningful engagement and impactful placemaking we will inspire them to be active and create positive relationships with movement and physical activity. #placemaking #development #community #physicalliteracy Trevor Smith Ben Phillips Jamie Stanley Edward Stericker

Planning permission granted for an additional 19 homes at High Leigh Garden Village. This will see the provision of much needed additional family homes integrated into the scheme which sees more than 500 new homes plus a primary school and local centre delivered within the Borough of Broxbourne.   Hollie Heavens Jamie Stanley Becky Dewey Oriel Planning Juliet Munn Town Legal LLP   Jack Curnow Town Legal LLP Will Swarbrick Squire Patton Boggs

Lands Improvement (LIH) are very happy to be supporting Fields in Trust and LDA with this important update to the Fields in Trust’s ’Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play, Beyond the Six Acre Standard’. Please get in touch with Ben Phillips with any ideas you have for best practice case studies that could be included within this update.

Last week we held our annual team away day with this year’s destination being Sheffield. Lucy C. Plumridge, Duncan Thomas and Anna Kiho from HLM Architects took us on a tour of the city showing us amazing buildings and places such as the Winter Gardens, Tudor Square, Kelham Island, Little Kelham and Coles Store. On day two we toured the Urban Splash regenerated Park Hill. The tour was conducted by members of the Residents Association who took the time to show us the Brutalist, concrete icon, and the largest listed building in Europe that they call home. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eEEgmpvN

Planning application submitted for 226 homes within the Shrewsbury South Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE). Lands Improvement acquired the 105-acre freehold site in 2014, with this being the final parcel to come forward to complete the SUE. Within the application there is: - An enhanced affordable housing offer (double the policy requirement) - A strong focus on placemaking - Public open space and enhanced landscaping that will improve the ecological value of the development - 10% biodiversity net gain delivered on-site Thank you to the project team: James Harman Hywel James, Connor Shingler, and Sinead McKendry at Nexus Planning Kathryn Diserens at SLR Consulting FPCR Ecology Solutions Stantec Hoare Lea Dan Ramsay, Edward Stericker, Paul Jeal, and Jamie Stanley

Yesterday we welcomed some of the PUBLIC PRACTICE team to Linmere. James Stone and Paul Jeal introduced the development focusing on the key elements for successful #placemaking then we walked a section seeing it put into play – dynamic and thriving public spaces, healthy and sustainable ways of living that enhance nature, places that are inclusive with proud and engaged communities. Thank you Pooja Agrawal, Alex Govier, Harriet Fisher, Lilli Hoikka - Assoc CIPD, Nikki Linsell , Charlie Luxton Kathryn Turner MRICS Derek Armitage Hollie Heavens

Continuing with our series of #placemaking roundtable events, we have now published the output whitepaper from our ‘Better Play in new developments’ session. Our second roundtable was kindly facilitated by Sportsmith Ltd Director Trevor Smith and chaired by Lands Improvement Development Director Ben Phillips. The session looked at why play provision within new developments isn’t always successfully delivered resulting in unimaginative and inadequate spaces. Through combined discussions, the participants were able to develop new visions and propose key objectives that all parties, be it developers, councils or residents, should seek to achieve.    Once again, thank you to the industry experts that attended and for giving valuable insights and suggestions for how we can all do better. Read the whitepaper here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/edu_iTDK #placemaking #roundtable #collaboration #activedesign #innovation   Tim Gill - Author Helen Griffiths FRSA - Fields in Trust Tom Perry - LDA Design Jennie Savage FRSA - Public Realm - LB Tower Hamlets Lorna O'Carroll’Carroll - Iceni Projects Eugene Minogue - Play England Susannah Walker - Make Space for Girls STEVEN HEYWOOD - Yorkshire Active Partnership Steven Morton - OHID Hollie Heavens - Lands Improvement