50 Years

Celebrating our 50th Birthday

    • 1962 - Nathaniel Lichfield Associates founded on the back of planning the second wave of new towns
    • 1966 - Nathaniel Lichfield becomes RTPI President
    • 1966 - England wins the FIFA World Cup
    • 1968 - NLP advise the Roskill Third London Airport Commission
    • 1969 - Geoff Smith joins NLP
    • 1976 - Brent Cross - the UK's first regional shopping centre for Hammerson
    • 1984 - Launch of the first Apple Mac computer
    • 1986 - M25 is completed
    • 1986 - London City Airport - full permission granted for London's inner city airport
    • 1990 - Lakeside Shopping Centre opens for business
    • 1991 - Stansted Airport - the iconic new terminal opened
    • 1992 – NLP’s Newcastle office opens
    • 1992 - Black Wednesday - £ plummeted
    • 1992 - Newcastle Great Park - 500ha urban extension to north west of the city
    • 1994 - Daventry International Rail Freight Interchange (DIRFT) - one of Europe's largest rail freight interchanges
    • 1995 - GSK Greenford - award winning R&D building for GSK
    • 1994 - Nemesis, Europe's first inverted coaster opens at Alton Towers
    • 1996 - Metrocentre - Red Mall refresh for Europe's biggest shopping centre for CSC
    • 1996 - M&S and Selfridges - helping to re-build Manchester City Centre after the IRA bomb
    • 1999 – NLP’s Cardiff office opens
    • 1999 - London Eye - the iconic tourist attraction on the Thames
    • 2003 - Wembley Stadium - the listed twin towers make way for the new stadium
    • 2003 - England win the rugby world cup
    • 2007 - Wembley National Stadium - the world's most celebrated stadium for the FA
    • 2008 - Doon Street - permission for commercial leisure centre and residential tower on the South Bank
    • 2010 - Completion of final phase of BBC Broadcasting House development
    • 2010 - NLP launches its market leading HEaDROOM tool for local housing requirements, resulting in 50 new commissions
    • 2011 – NLP’s Leeds office opens
    • 2011 - Spenhill commences construction of New Square West Bromwich, anchored by Tesco Extra and Primark stores
    • 2011 - Olympic White Water Centre, subject of an NLP economic study, opens in the Lea Valley
    • 2011 - The Co-operative - permission for new HQ in Manchester
    • 2012 - NLP begin raising £50,000 for local charities during 2012
    • 2003 – NLP’s Manchester office opens

NLP is 50 years old in 2012. To celebrate this milestone we are aiming to raise £50,000 for seven charities local to our offices.

We will combine with clients, associated consultants, friends and family to reach our target. We are looking for more partners to help us in our fundraising so please contact Hayley Phipps or me if you would like to get involved. We would be delighted to hear from you.

Managing Director, James Fennell

From new towns and new airports to the country's first regional shopping centre and the world's most famous football stadium we have always been at the forefront of town planning in the UK. The above timeline provides a flavour of some of the projects that we have been involved with over the years.

NLP's pedigree is built on forging successful partnerships with clients and associated consultants including many of the leading players in the UK property industry.

We believe we are the market leader and the benchmark against which others in the town planning consultancy market measure themselves. If you want our experience and our innovative planning tools and approaches to add value to your business please contact one of our Office Leaders.

 

NLP Events and Fundraising
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March

Manchester NLP50 Party People's History Museum, Leftbank, Spinningfields.

Mar 01, 2012
April

London Marathon Managing Director, Jim Fennell and Associate Director Hayley Phipps will be taking part

Apr 22, 2012
May

Le Tour de Kielder NLP’s Newcastle Office is organising a charity cycling challenge at Kielder Water in Northumberland National Park

May 18, 2012

London NLP50 Party St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

May 31, 2012