Lichfields announces 11 promotions across UK offices

Lichfields’ Chief Executive, James Fennell, said: “We are always delighted to promote staff and see the next generation making their mark on the business. This is a much-deserved reward for their hard work for our clients. It’s a strong group of individuals who are contributing significantly to the growth of our business. Their promotions reflect of the excellent progress they have made and the value they bring to our clients’ projects.” 

Tara Johnston joined Lichfields in 2019. Based in the London office, her work focuses on residential, education and healthcare projects across the South of England. She has played a key role in strategic land promotion for the Church Commissioners for England including securing a resolution to grant consent for 2,200 homes at West Bertsed in Arun. Tara has also played a key role in Brighton College’s new boarding and educational facilities. 

Tara said: “This promotion reflects my work for some great clients on lots of high-profile projects. I am looking forward to stepping up and achieving more success for clients in my new role.” 

Alex Davies has also been with Lichfields since 2019 and is part of the Manchester-based economics team. He specialises in economic impact assessments and has delivered analysis for a wide range of commercial, cultural, residential and infrastructure projects. 

He said: “I am proud to be contributing to the success of the Lichfields’ Manchester office and growing our economics work across the North-West of England and beyond. In particular, our recent successes working with cultural organisations like Co-Op Live, The Lowry in Salford and The Glasshouse in Gateshead to help them demonstrate their value has helped us expand our expertise and the range of clients we can support. We are experiencing high demand for our services and I expect that to continue over the coming months.” 

The new Senior Planners are: Laura Gaffney (Birmingham), Jack Collard (Bristol), Rachel Affleck (Edinburgh), Ryan Barrett and Katie Jones (Leeds), Harry Russell (Manchester), and Dominic Langton and Olivia Powell (Newcastle). Ed Welch, based in London, has been promoted to Senior Economics Consultant. 

Lichfields employs more than 260 people across nine UK offices and advises clients in the public and private sectors on all aspects of planning and development.