Awards success for Finsbury Circus Gardens, Belle Vue and Carpenters Estate projects

Tibbalds advised the City of London Corporation as applicant, working in close collaboration with an exceptional design and heritage team including Architecture 00 + Studio Weave, Realm, and MOLA.

Playing a central role in the application submission, Tibbalds coordinated detailed responses to a wide range of queries from City of London planning and conservation officers, as well as Historic England, helping to drive the project forward.

This project is testament to Tibbalds’ commitment to using planning as a powerful tool to champion outstanding design and vibrant urban spaces. The result is a thoughtfully enhanced public garden, featuring upgraded seating and pathways, rich biodiverse planting, a new Parks Office, and a forward-thinking sustainable drainage strategy—all while celebrating and preserving the site’s historic character.

Congratulations to the project team, including: City of London, Realm, Studio Weave, Tibbalds, Engenuiti, XC02, TMA Environmental Consultants, Kanda Consulting and Maylim.

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Finsbury Circus Gardens has also been shortlisted in this year’s Pineapple Awards, along with two other projects Tibbalds provided planning and advice for.

Finsbury Circus Gardens, City of London Corporation has been shortlisted for the Pineapple award for Public Space. Congratulations to the project team including Realm, Studio Weave, Potter Raper, Maylim, Engenuiti, XC02, TMA Environmental Consultants, Kanda Consulting.

Belle Vue, London Borough of Camden is shortlisted for the Pineapple award for Healthy Homes. Belle Vue is a holistic retirement community of 59 apartments, set within landscaped courts and gardens and with communal – and neighbourhood – facilities. The vision for the site was to deliver a scheme which supports a range of living accommodation and facilities for the care and well-being of older people, including 59 one and two bed extra care apartments, a health and well-being facility, shared communal facilities including a restaurant and café (which is also open to the wider community), a library, communal lounges and activity rooms. For Pegasus Homes with Morris+Company, Architecture PLB, Tibbalds, RISE, ISG, Elliott Wood and Max Fordham.

Congratulations to Populo Living and London Borough of Newham for being shortlisted for the Pineapple award for Activation for the Carpenters Estate Meanwhile Use Framework.

The Carpenters Estate is close to our hearts as Tibbalds were the planning consultant and lead consultant for the masterplan for this unique and large estate regeneration project in London. We supported the design team to bring together the comprehensive outline application for over 2000 homes, workspace, mixed uses, a community use and public realm improvements, to make sure that the future plans reflected current residents needs as well as being deliverable. For Populo Living, Make:Good, Proctor and Matthews, Metropolitan Workshop, LDA, XC02, Tibbalds, CampbellReith and Mott Macdonald.

Congratulations and good luck to all the teams involved!

We look forward to celebrating the winners of the Pineapple Awards on 22nd April 2026.