Lichfields

A proposed development promising 3,000 new homes on the site of Edinburgh Airport’s disused runway has received outline planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council.

The approval of the development of 3,000 homes in West Edinburgh has been recommended by officials at the City of Edinburgh Council.

McDonald’s has announced plans to open over 200 new restaurants in the next four years that will create more than 24,000 new jobs, signalling a £1 billion investment from the fast food chain and its franchisees in the UK and Ireland.

Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has made a raft of new promotions across the UK. The firm has promoted 15 employees which include Jade Scott-Meikle, based in the company’s Edinburgh office, Chris Smith, in Newcastle, and Rachel Clements in the London office, to planning directo

A new report by national planning and development consultancy Lichfields sheds light on the future of UK town centres, presenting a roadmap for the revitalisation and repurposing of vacant or underutilised buildings.

Proposals have been detailed for a new community in west Edinburgh that promises 3,000 homes, office space to support more than 4,000 jobs, shops, a school, active travel routes and a green urban park.

Barratt Developments Scotland has made a substantial contribution of £355.5m to the Scottish economy, an independent assessment has concluded. In the year ending 30 June 2023, Barratt Developments Scotland, which includes Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes, also completed 1,951 new homes and

A new report into Scotland’s 20-minute neighbourhoods reveals several findings about the scale and type of developments needed to deliver successful sustainable communities. The ‘20-Minute Neighbourhoods for Scotland’ insight report from planning and development consultancy Lichfie

The City of Edinburgh Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes it needs by 2030, in the light of a new report from planning and development consultancy Lichfields. The ‘Start to Finish City of Edinburgh’ Insight report comes as the draft

A new report identifying the need for greater balance in the type of land available for housing in Scotland, has been published by planning and development consultancy, Lichfields. The ‘Scotland’s Housing Land Requirement: A lot can happen in a year’ Insight report comes in the wak

Planning and development consultancy Lichfields has started the new year on a high with a record turnover and plans for expansion during its landmark 60th anniversary year. With 215 people working from a network of nine regional offices across the UK, including Edinburgh, Lichfields recently hit fee

Barratt Developments has launched a new report calling for local planning policies to be urgently reviewed to ensure they are fit for purpose of working from home.

Property and planning firm Lichfields is to double the size of its existing floorplate in Edinburgh with a move to new offices after more than five years of consistent growth. Lichfields established its Scottish office on George Street in 2015 headed by Nicola Woodward and it now has five

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has delivered a £256 million boost to the UK economy over the past year, an increase of £29m from the previous year. During that period, the group built 1,862 new homes in Scotland (up from 1,729) and supported more than 4132 jobs (up from 3,700).

CALA Homes (West) is set to create hundreds of jobs in Renfrewshire as construction commences on a 195-home new build development in Erskine. Through the delivery of much-needed new homes, the housebuilder is also supporting local communities by creating over 130 jobs a month alongside around 80 ind