Tom Willshaw

Planner @lichfieldsuk. Views my own.

[Lichfields @LichfieldsUK]

UK hotels market after Covid-19 – an uneven recovery?

Tom Willshaw's blog considers which UK cities have driven the hotel sector’s recovery since the pandemic and considers factors which will shape future growth.

https://t.co/dj3tgt8DAD

[Daniel Gregg @DanLFC]

Great to obtain permission for this ground-breaking scheme in Stockton Town Centre @LichfieldsUK @stocktoncouncil #planning #towncentres #regeneration
https://t.co/BM2AOBurjr

[Jennie Baker @1jenniebaker]

Blog on amends to PD rights for changes of use that came into force/became available yesterday: https://t.co/XEO3Ly7tbh

@LichfieldsUK Guide to the Use Classes Order:
https://t.co/U3TxEk1TVw

Blog on new Class MA, in force in April but only now available: https://t.co/G50qFnvsPF

[Tom Willshaw @tomwillshaw]

A positive outcome at Committee last night for this new hostel development which will provide much-needed new accommodation for homeless families in Camden. A great project to have been involved in @CamdenCouncil @LichfieldsUK @rckarchitects

[Tom Willshaw @tomwillshaw]

@burman_j 🍻Cloudwater on the 25th?

[Lichfields @LichfieldsUK]

Updated guide to the Use Classes Order in England

Lichfields’ guide summarises, in an easy-to-use chart, all the use classes in England and how it is possible to change from one use to another without having to apply for planning permission.

View guide: https://t.co/A7wKv1f5Rl

[Anthony Greally @greally_anthony]

Locate:Solar
If you're looking to benefit from the 2021 subsidies for renewable energy & develop solar farms, take a look at our bespoke methodology for assessing the suitability of sites. @LichfieldsUK have developed this in collab @ITPEnergised.

https://t.co/N3MdgyLvfn

[Jennie Baker @1jenniebaker]

V short article from @LichfieldsUK on the many new or changed planning laws that have or will shortly come into force via the Business and Planning Act or SIs. There are links to 9 up-to-date blogs for those interested in the detail. The UCO guide is here:
https://t.co/GA1GwvWOkK

[Tom Willshaw @tomwillshaw]

new @LichfieldsUK blog on the radical changes to the Use Classes Order, with handy table summarising the new and retained use classes https://t.co/Bj2WUccRsQ

[21st Century City @urbanthoughts11]

If you think your city will never change, watch this before/after video of Paris by @Jamesdestafford

[Harry Bennett @HarryJBennett]

@LichfieldsUK July news:

- Extending permissions
- Amending construction hours
- CIL amendments (see my blog for info on this)
- Planning Reform updates
- Leeds Green Belt allocations legally flawed

https://t.co/KUhCDmn672

[Jennie Baker @1jenniebaker]

Lichfields' England Planning Newts is now available.
It's a bumper edition with plenty to excite the Gussie Fink-Nottle in all of us:
- More PD (great for newts)
- planning reform (mixed bag for newts)
- CIL amends for SMEs (newt infrastructure?)

[Matt Pochin @mattpochin89]

Repurposing our high streets and town centres for alfresco summer dining.

My @LichfieldsUK blog explores active travel, outdoor dining and how the easing of lockdown may give rise to one of the biggest experiments in our town centres. https://t.co/yI91pjkv7J

[Ross Lydall @RossLydall]

Breaking: @SadiqKhan set to abandon City Hall and move to east London https://t.co/EwejdyF9Ib

[Lichfields ThinkTank @LichfieldsTT]

Today's retail sales data shows cause for cautious optimism, after a historic drop in April, May saw a partial bounce back. This data covers the period before shops re-opened and sales remain around 14% lower than for the same period last year.

[Lichfields @LichfieldsUK]

Sweating the asset: unlocking the potential of stadia

To coincide with the return of #PremierLeague football, Ian York's blog tackles how Clubs are increasingly looking at different ways to diversify the use of their stadia.

See full blog: https://t.co/gzQIiVP6BN