Celebrating International Women’s Day, Garden Town Director, Naisha Polaine, has been named as one of The Planner’s Women of Influence for 2023.
Every year sees The Planner, the official magazine of The Royal Town Planning Institute, acknowledge the most influential women in and around planning, as nominated by their readers.
The Planner’s team of judges felt Naisha’s commitment to supporting colleagues, communities and the wider aims of planning deserved recognition with the citation referencing her “passion, clarity and professionalism, lifting others around her to approach planning, regeneration and delivery projects in the same way.”
The news comes on the back of last week’s announcement that saw East Herts Council agree to approve 8500 new homes for the Gilston area of the Garden Town.
Commenting on the nomination, Naisha said: “I am so thrilled that the work across the Harlow & Gilston Garden Town has been recognised in this way.
“Large scale growth is challenging to deliver, and I am privileged to work with some great people across our five council partnership in Essex and Hertfordshire.
“Our partnership is a unique model and, on International Women’s Day, I’d like to acknowledge the huge role that women play in the leadership and delivery of public sector services and leading major development projects like Harlow & Gilston Garden Town.
“I am inspired by the passion and commitment shown in pushing forward regeneration and development in order to build thriving communities that can be enjoyed by this generation and the ones that follow,” said Naisha who is joined on the Influence list by 43 other women from Academia, Law, Media, Public Sector, Private Sector and Third Sector.
Click here to see The Planner’s Women of Influence list for 2023.
