Awards

Great Central Square is a £60m regeneration scheme connecting the Waterside area of Leicester to the heart of the city centre.  The scheme comprises two hotels, 33,000sq ft of Class A office space and the refurbishment of the former Great Central railway station to 20,000 sq ft of leisure space.  The scheme includes a pedestrian super crossing and public open realm.

The key winning aspects were community benefit, build for owner occupiers and multi decade leases and leading practice in trialling new build techniques.

Laura is a Senior Planner at Boyer Planning and has a wide range of experience specialising in residential proposals and site promotion.  She is Co-Chair of the East Midlands Women in Planning Branch  which seeks to increase diversity, inclusion and equality across the profession.

The key winning aspect is Laura is leading by example and promoting her own and others professional development through mentoring.

Marrons Planning are a specialist planning consultancy serving a diverse client base. The team advise clients on the preparation and submission of planning applications, promotion of development sites, negotiation with local planning authorities and assisting with submission of environmental impact assessments.  They also support clients with preparation of appeals and presenting expert evidence at public inquiry.

Key winning aspects were the use of imaginative techniques in securing development proposals and their commitment to staff development through the in-house training programme.