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    A creative team of planners, urban designers and architects.

    Established by Francis Tibbalds in 1978, we have a longstanding reputation for our planning and urban design expertise, and for providing a consistently high quality service to our clients.

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    Expertise

    Between planning and urban design.

    We have a longstanding reputation for our planning and urban design expertise, and for providing a consistently high quality service to our clients.

    • Masterplanning
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    Making great places happen

    Here you’ll find a selection of key case studies – stories highlighting our proudest achievements. As well as a full listing of the many projects we’ve delivered over the years.

    • Featured Case Studies
    • Medium density housing – how to deliver greater choice
    • Breckland Design Guide, Breckland Council
    • East Devon New Town
    • Smethwick – Birmingham Development Framework
    • National Design Guide
    • Bourne Estate Regeneration
    • Northstowe Healthy New Town, Phases 2 and 3
    • Projects A-Z
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    Sharing our passion for people friendly places

    At Tibbalds we’re passionate about making people friendly places. The Tibbalds news section is where our people get to share their passion with you.

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    • Jul 1, 2026
      Tibbalds appointed for latest phase of Hatfield regeneration
    • Jun 23, 2026
      Lizzie LeMare argues change to policy H8 helps get large-scale regeneration projects done
    • May 27, 2026
      Some (urban and rural) observations from six months on a bike
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At Tibbalds we're passionate about making people friendly places. The Tibbalds news area is where our people get to share their passion with you.


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September 15, 2025

Lizzie Le Mare attending LREF 2025

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September 19, 2024

Lizzie Le Mare attending LREF 2024

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August 15, 2024

Interning with the Tibbalds Team

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September 29, 2023

Interning with the Tibbalds Planning Team

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August 22, 2023

Interning with the Tibbalds Urban Design Team

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October 31, 2022

Interning with the Tibbalds Planning Team

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June 24, 2022

Celebrating EO Day 2022!

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April 27, 2022

An alternative planning scenario - a reflection

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April 21, 2022

An alternative planning scenario

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March 1, 2022

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September 6, 2021

Tibbalds Director featured in latest issue of Showhouse magazine

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July 26, 2021

UDG and the Place Alliance launch 'The Design Deficit'

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June 21, 2021

Interning at Tibbalds

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May 24, 2021

Consultation launches on draft Development Framework for three Regeneration Areas in St Peter Port, Guernsey 

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Opinion piece
January 25, 2021

Class E and Changes of Use

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December 18, 2020

Check out this advent calendar, showcasing the previous four years of Gingerbread City, masterplanned by Tibbalds

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August 19, 2020

Jennifer Ross to chair New london Architecture's Expert Panel for Transport & Infrastructure 2020

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May 21, 2020

Latest Northstowe plans submitted as NHS Healthy New Town frontrunner enters final phase

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August 16, 2019

Work Experience at Tibbalds

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June 28, 2019

Tibbalds celebrates EO Day

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April 5, 2019

Child friendly places are the future

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March 19, 2019

Cities Skylines: Game over for town planners and urban designers or a new level of understanding for future generations?

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March 14, 2019

Neither bank nor trendy wine bar

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December 20, 2018

Baking the Future City

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