Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners

Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd is the UK's longest established leading town planning consultancy. We have developed an outstanding track record for devising innovative approaches to unlock the potential of major development projects.

NLP has many ground-breaking and high profile projects including:

• Tourism and sporting facilities such as Alton Towers, Chester Racecourse, the British Airways London Eye and Wembley Stadium;
• National media centres for the BBC at Broadcasting House and White City;
• Major regeneration projects at Bristol Harbourside, Gloucester Docks, and Sunderland Arc;
• Town and city centre redevelopment schemes in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oxford, Peterborough, West Bromwich and Woolwich;
• Major industrial schemes at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, Quinn Glass near Chester and Howbury Park in Bexley;
• Mixed use urban extensions in Cardiff, West Daventry, to the north west of Newcastle and West Truro.

NLP works for national multiple retailers, the UK's leading development companies, most of the volume housebuilders, many financial institutions and fund managers as well as central and local government.


Come and join us

NLP principally employs professionals with a planning or related qualification.  Everyone deals with a cross-section of projects, providing a challenging breadth and depth of experience and a thorough understanding of the planning process.

NLP has renowned teams of specialists in airports, economics, conservation, regeneration, research, residential, retail and urban design and masterplanning. This provides opportunities to develop a career in many directions.

The Company is owned by a Trust which works for the benefit of our employees. We have no financial or other obligations to external shareholders and our recruitment, management and training is therefore targeted at the needs and aspirations of planners.  This enables us to recruit and retain high quality staff and provides stability to build long term relationships with our clients.

Your future

We have achieved RTPI Learning Partner accreditation in recognition of our commitment to training and development.  Our Training Strategy will ensure that you develop managerial skills alongside professional knowledge.

Our mentoring and appraisal system ensures that we continuously review your progress and career goals and supports you in preparing for your APC.

Regular study trips (eg Barcelona, Paris and Berlin) form a popular part of our professional development programme for all staff.

We are looking for ambitious, motivated graduates with strong academic records and good inter-personal skills. You will gain early exposure to clients and a wide variety of work, achieving a broad base from which to develop a successful planning career. Our team based approach provides the support necessary to involve new staff in high-profile jobs.


Great rewards

In addition to a highly competitive salary, benefits include (subject to status): participation in our profit related bonus scheme, life assurance; pension; medical insurance; long term disability insurance; 24 hour employee assistance line; 24.5 days holiday per annum (increasing with length of service); interest free season ticket loan and payment of professional subscriptions.

Our lively social calendar includes regular events ranging from softball to theatre and an annual NLP walk.