News & Press
A taste of what’s happening across LUC at the moment.
A great morning discussing nature recovery and strategic planning! 🌿 We were pleased to partner with Planning Futures to host “Nature Recovery in the New Era of Strategic Planning” at Central Hall Westminster this week.
20 November 2025
20 November 2025
19 November 2025LUC ranked among top UK environmental and sustainability consultancies
17 November 2025
17 November 2025LUC wins Landscape Institute Award for AELTC Wimbledon Park
Living Wage Week is here! 🎊 We’re proud to celebrate being part of a movement of over 16,000 employers making a difference by paying the real Living Wage - because everyone deserves a decent standard of living.
13 November 2025
10 November 2025Broxtowe Borough Council refreshes its Blue and Green Infrastructure Strategy with LUC
10 November 2025LUC celebrates four years in Cardiff
6 November 2025Have your say on Westmorland and Furness Design Code
3 November 2025
30 October 2025LUC volunteers support habitat restoration in Richmond Park
28 October 2025
27 October 2025LUC highly commended at the John Connell Awards 2025
We’re proud to see The Royal Parks’ new film celebrating the creation of a beautiful garden in The Regent’s Park – a tranquil tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. LUC supported The Royal Parks through the planning and ecological stages of the project.
27 October 2025
27 October 2025New Forest District Council advances green and blue infrastructure planning with LUC study
24 October 2025LUC contributes to Norwich to Tilbury DCO
16 October 2025LUC supports planning consent for RWE’s 60 MW Alwen Forest Onshore Wind Farm
15 October 2025Duncan McLean to speak at RTPI Webinar
15 October 2025LUC completes review of Derby’s Green Wedges
14 October 2025LUC contributes to major consent for Uisenis Wind Farm on Lewis
⏰ We're making the January 2026 Enhanced Biodiversity Duty deadline achievable. The statutory reporting deadline is approaching fast, but it doesn't have to be a challenge. We're supporting local authorities across England to meet their Enhanced Biodiversity Duty requirements efficiently and effectively.
14 October 2025
10 October 2025
9 October 2025Ann Conquest to speak at Royal Agricultural University lecture series
Last week we had a fantastic evening at the RTPI South West Annual Dinner in Bristol. 🥂 It was a brilliant opportunity to connect with colleagues and peers from across planning, design, and environmental consultancy, all in the inspiring setting of We The Curious.
9 October 2025🌿Colleagues from our Sheffield and Manchester teams recently spent their CSER day volunteering with the Peak District National Park Authority.
8 October 2025
7 October 2025LUC shortlisted for Large Planning Consultancy of the Year at the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence
1 October 2025LUC Bristol team enjoys CSER day coppicing in the Quantock Hills
26 September 2025LUC supports Scotland’s Climate Week 2025
26 September 2025Planning approval secured for new homes in Brixton
26 September 2025
18 September 2025LUC reports resilient 2024 results, strengthens balance sheet and delivers successful leadership transition
17 September 2025
17 September 2025LUC at the 2025 Buccleuch Property Challenge
11 September 2025Chris Green to speak at Acoustics 2025
We’re really pleased to share that Swiss Cottage Open Space has won a BALI National Landscape Award in the Community & Schools Development category. As landscape architects for the scheme, it’s great to see this recognition for a project that has created a welcoming and much-loved space in the heart of Camden.
10 September 2025
10 September 2025LUC to exhibit at Future Energy Wales 2025
8 September 2025LUC secures Section 37 consent for 400kV ZV OHL Diversion
5 September 2025ENGAGE3D: immersive consultation in real places
5 September 2025LUC partners with Time for Geography to inspire future careers
2 September 2025LUC to exhibit at Scottish Renewables Onshore Wind Conference 2025
26 August 2025LUC to showcase renewable energy expertise at Solar & Storage Live UK 2025
We’re delighted to see The West Green at Littlehampton officially open! 🎉 LUC led the site masterplan and landscape design, working with Arun District Council, Mace (Winchester), Neilcott Construction Limited, Kendall Kingscott Ltd, and the wider design team.
22 August 2025
22 August 2025Godolphin and Latymer School project shortlisted for AJ Architecture Award
21 August 2025The Lab at ARU Peterborough shortlisted for Education Estates Award
20 August 2025LUC's Jo Wotton to speak at the Onshore Wind Conference 2025
20 August 2025Jon Grantham joins Cotswolds National Landscape Board
20 August 2025LUC delivers digital Landscape Character and Sensitivity Assessments for Somerset
18 August 2025North Wessex Downs Landscape Character Assessment refreshed for 2025
14 August 2025Local authorities join LUC to explore Enhanced Biodiversity Duty reporting
13 August 2025LUC shortlisted for the World Landscape Architecture Awards 2025
12 August 2025Lilybank Gardens student accommodation plans submitted
11 August 2025LUC leads update of Landscape Character Assessment to help shape South Gloucestershire’s future
8 August 2025LUC shortlisted for four 2025 Landscape Institute Awards
6 August 2025LUC secures planning permission for Rowardennan visitor site masterplan
31 July 2025Bristol team volunteers at Golden Hill Community Garden
- 30 July 2025
Have your say on the future of Gower National Landscape
28 July 2025LUC commemorates Mark Lintell at Bedfont Lakes' 30th anniversary celebration
24 July 2025
23 July 2025Work begins on major West Reservoir landscape improvements
Over the last 12 months, two of our early-career planners – Alice Dickson and Hanna Lowson – have taken part in Regen's ReWiRE mentoring programme, which supports women across the clean energy sector.
23 July 2025
22 July 2025LUC supports wind farm projects led by Wales’ state-owned energy developer with landscape, heritage and EIA services
22 July 2025Help refresh Broxtowe’s Blue and Green Infrastructure Strategy
22 July 2025🗺️ Mapping for good: LUC’s latest mapathon 🌍 Colleagues from across LUC came together to make a real difference – using just their laptops and a bit of #CSER time. We mapped building footprints in Mandalay City, Myanmar, helping local responders plan and coordinate emergency relief and reconstruction efforts.
21 July 2025🏵️ Our Manchester team recently spent their #CSER time volunteering with the National Trust at Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, Our task involved tackling #InvasiveSpecies around the woodland, farmland and mill yard areas.
18 July 2025🎬 Big news from Pinewood Studios! The iconic home of Bond and Star Wars has submitted a £1bn expansion plan to Buckinghamshire Council. The proposals include a data centre, training hub, 60-acre nature reserve, and six-acre community garden and learning space.
11 July 2025
10 July 2025LUC to lead masterplan for Lavender Pond Nature Park
The UK Government has just published its new Onshore Wind Strategy, setting out over 40 steps to help meet 2030 clean power targets. LUC is proud to have contributed to this strategy as part of the Onshore Wind Taskforce working group.
7 July 2025
3 July 2025
25 June 2025
24 June 2025Planning permission in principle granted for Muir Mhòr offshore wind farm onshore works
📢 We're proud to be part of the team shaping the future of Greater Cambridge. LUC is contributing environmental expertise to a major new evidence base that will inform a long-term growth strategy for the region. Read more...
23 June 2025
23 June 2025Cecilia Galleano gains Associate membership of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists
20 June 2025
19 June 2025Oaklands Farm Solar Park DCO secured
18 June 2025New online toolkit helps unlock funding for nature through Protected Site Strategies
East Herts Council commissions review of district’s Green Belt
Bishop's Stortford Independent18 June 2025- 18 June 2025
Duncan McLean announced as judge for the Landscape Institute Awards 2025
18 June 2025
16 June 2025Two LUC team members elected to serve on Landscape Institute board and council
- 16 June 2025
12 June 2025LUC celebrates Planning Award win for Barking and Dagenham Local Plan
11 June 2025LUC EIA team recognised by IEMA for ongoing commitment to high-quality EIA practice
10 June 2025LUC contributes to new Scottish climate guidance
It was great to join fellow planners and practitioners at the RTPI ‘Supporting Growth’ conference in Preston to explore how spatial planning can enable sustainable, resilient growth.
4 June 2025
3 June 2025A brilliant few days at the Independent Schools' Bursars Association (ISBA) Annual Conference 2025! Connecting with so many bursars, estate managers, and education leaders from independent schools across the UK and beyond was fantastic.
2 June 2025
30 May 2025
27 May 2025New toolkit helps Wildlife Trusts plan for climate change impacts at site level
It was great to join fellow planners and practitioners last week at the RTPI ‘Supporting Growth’ conference in Preston to explore how spatial planning can enable sustainable, resilient growth. LUC's Josh Allen and Chris Bowden both delivered engaging talks.
23 May 2025
20 May 2025Construction begins on Keystone Building at University of Glasgow
16 May 2025Hagshaw Energy Cluster shortlisted for RTPI Scotland award
15 May 2025LUC's Jo Wotton to speak at the Planning Conference 2025
15 May 2025LUC helps secure planning permission for renewal of Diana Memorial Playground
12 May 2025LUC shortlisted for the Scottish Design Awards
7 May 2025LUC to carry out Seascape Character Assessment for Cornwall
6 May 2025New lake takes shape at Leonardslee Gardens ahead of spring opening
1 May 2025LUC's Steven Orr to speak at All-Energy 2025
30 April 2025Ferguslie Green Line: moving to construction
24 April 20258 Hills Regional Park Spatial Framework awarded Building with Nature Policy Award
