Placemaking is a collaborative, community-led approach to planning and managing developments.
As the Government strives to meet its ambitious housing targets and spur economic growth, placemaking is facilitating the delivery of much-needed, high-quality housing, as well as mixed-use and commercial developments.
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Stages of placemaking
Discover the scope of work involved at each stage to build thriving communities.
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About the authors
Mark Gauguier
Partner
Mark is a highly experienced lawyer who provides technically excellent and commercially focused advice across all aspects of commercial real estate. He acts across a range of asset classes for a variety of developers, investors, owners and occupiers, including asset managers, family offices, funds, private equity investors, property companies, charities and institutions. Mark trained and qualified at Farrer & Co and is an integral part of the firm's commercial real estate practice, which he now leads.
Mark is a highly experienced lawyer who provides technically excellent and commercially focused advice across all aspects of commercial real estate. He acts across a range of asset classes for a variety of developers, investors, owners and occupiers, including asset managers, family offices, funds, private equity investors, property companies, charities and institutions. Mark trained and qualified at Farrer & Co and is an integral part of the firm's commercial real estate practice, which he now leads.
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Henry Stevens
Partner
Henry advises on all aspects of commercial real estate matters for a wide range of clients. He has a particular focus on development projects, and in particular legacy development projects, working with landowners and developers to build design-led, sustainable and community focussed mixed use schemes.
Henry advises on all aspects of commercial real estate matters for a wide range of clients. He has a particular focus on development projects, and in particular legacy development projects, working with landowners and developers to build design-led, sustainable and community focussed mixed use schemes.
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Clare Reddy
Partner
Clare is a specialist construction lawyer advising on matters such as regeneration, mixed use development, and the refurbishment and fitting out of commercial property. She has extensive expertise advising developers, contractors, investors and occupiers on complex and multi-jurisdictional development projects. She also advises on procurement strategies.
Clare is a specialist construction lawyer advising on matters such as regeneration, mixed use development, and the refurbishment and fitting out of commercial property. She has extensive expertise advising developers, contractors, investors and occupiers on complex and multi-jurisdictional development projects. She also advises on procurement strategies.
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