Investment capacity
Due to our private finance, our investment capability allows us to purchase freehold sites, deliver site infrastructure and take a long-term view to adding and maximising value.
About us
We are an experienced master developer with a proven track record in strategic land planning and development. We care about improving the communities we impact through increasing supply of land for new homes and driving the highest standards in placemaking and design.
Since 1853
We acquire large-scale greenfield and brownfield sites (with the capacity for 200-5,000+ homes) to deliver consented development land and the associated site infrastructure.
Vision
To be a leading strategic land developer, thoughtfully investing, planning and placemaking to leave a positive, enduring legacy.
Mission
To increase the supply of land for new homes and drive the highest standards in placemaking and design. A strategic land developer who cares about improving the environment and the communities we impact.
4,800acres
Strategic land portfolio
100%
Planning permission success rate
£150m
Community Investment
12,500homes
Consented development land
Our strategy
Long-term land ownership
We are long-term landowners with a long-term vision. Our planning horizon ranges from two to 30 years.
Planning expertist
We are experts in unlocking development potential through the planning system and are respected in the industry due to our ability to deal with complicated political and environmental issues through our engaged and community-led approach.
Delivering infrastructure
We deliver strategic site infrastructure, de-risking land and increasing values along with creating ready-to-build schemes more attractive to housebuilders and developers to purchase.
Placemaking
At the heart of what we do is our placemaking framework. We establish Healthy, Happy Places for future generations, positively impacting the communities we help to create.
Maximising value
We purchase strategic land through both promotion agreements and unconditional freehold purchases financed through our cash reserves. We share maximised value with our vendors via promotion / development agreement or overage in unconditional freehold acquisitions.
Working with landowners
Our business is built on working with landowners to de-risk land, achieve planning permission and maximise value to benefit both parties.
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Acquire land
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Promote development through local plan
3
Secure planning permission
4
Deliver infrastructure and create development parcels
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Sell ready-to-build development parcels to housebuilders
Our team
James Stone
Managing Director
Kathryn Turner
Planning Director
Ben Phillips
Development Director
Nigel Reid
Development Director
Gordon Finlay
Head of Business Planning
Sam Mogridge
Head of Acquisitions
Ian Chisholm
Head of Marketing
Brian Haughton
Senior Construction Manager
Carol Hart
Executive Assistant
Daniel Ramsay
Planning Manager
Declan MacManus
Assistant Construction Manager
Derek Armitage
Senior Engineering Manager
Ed Stericker
Associate Director
Fiona Johnson
Senior Development and Disposals Manager
Hollie Heavens
Associate Director
Jamie Stanley
Senior Planning Manager
Karolina Dudziak
Senior Personal Assistant and Governance Coordinator
Meghan Cole
Team Administrator and Personal Assistant
Michelle Ohle
Finance Business Partner
Patrick Vickerman
Associate Director
Paul Jeal
Associate Director – Technical Design and Delivery
Paul McDiarmid
Associate Director
Partnerships
Plunkett UK
Plunkett UK is a national charity which supports people in rural areas to set up and run a wide range of businesses in community ownership. They do this to achieve a UK-wide vision for resilient, thriving and inclusive rural communities – aligned with our placemaking goal of stewardship and legacy.
Public Practice
Through deployment of diverse placemaking teams, Public Practice build the public sector's capability to improve the quality, equality and sustainability of places.
The Academy of Urbanism
The Academy of Urbanism is a politically neutral, not-for-profit organisation that brings together both the current and next generation of urban leaders, thinkers and practitioners focusing on the design, development and management of great places.
The Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF)
The Land, Planning and Development Federation (LPDF) is a collection of the UK’s leading land promotion and development businesses. It represents the views of land promoters and works with government and local authorities to enhance the planning process to help deliver the new homes and communities the UK requires.
Careers
Join our team
We are always looking for talented individuals who want to join our leading business with exciting growth opportunities.
If you are interested to find out more, please contact our HR team at info@lih.co.uk
Wellbeing
Each year we conduct an employee engagement survey and the health and wellbeing section consistently scores well – we have an engagement indicator of 95%. When asked ‘Lands Improvement takes employee health and wellbeing seriously’, 100% strongly agreed.
We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives, including health assessments, wellbeing sessions on subjects like healthy eating and mental health, monthly massages and a cycle-to-work scheme.
Learning, development and career progression
We offer a wide range of company-funded and supported learning and development programmes and initiatives. The goal is to help everyone to further develop their skills and expand their knowledge, for career development, personal growth and to enhance performance.
Our employees also benefit from a range of formal training programmes, whether in the form of continuing professional development, qualifications or accreditations.
When asked questions in the annual employee engagement survey around ‘realising potential’, we received an 89% positive response showing how important personal growth of our people is, at Lands Improvement.
Vacancies
We offer a comprehensive learning and development programme, as well as a range of benefits designed to support your personal and professional development.
If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact our HR team at info@lih.co.uk
