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    About

    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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    • Work With Us
    • Employee Ownership
    • Carbon Reduction Plan
    • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Expertise

    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
    • Urban Design
    • Policy and Strategy
    • Project Leadership
    • Development Planning

    Our Services

    • Characterisation
    • Client advisor
    • Design and planning advice
    • Design codes and other guidance
    • Design management
    • Due diligence
    • EIA inputs
    • Engagement and consultation
    • Estate regeneration and public land
    • Feasibility studies
    • Garden communities
    • Heritage
    • Land disposal strategies
    • Local Plan evidence base
    • Neighbourhood planning
    • New communities and healthy new towns
    • Planning applications
    • Planning management and delivery
    • Procurement
    • Site promotion and allocation
    • Spatial strategies and policies
    • Town centre strategies
    • Training and research
    • Urban design advice
  • Work

    Work

    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
  • News

    News

    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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    Latest Posts

    • Jun 3, 2025
      Opportunities for Urban Designers or Senior Urban Designers to join our team
    • May 20, 2025
      Awards success for Tower Court and 8 Bleeding Heart Yard
    • May 7, 2025
      Lizzie Le Mare discusses the planning System in HE article
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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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November 22, 2018

Tibbalds’ Annual Trip 2018 – Lyon

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October 26, 2018

In 40 years time

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October 17, 2018

Gingerbread City 2018

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October 1, 2018

Working with People and Places

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August 17, 2018

Looking back on Tibbalds

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July 13, 2018

Under the Flyover: connecting communities and humanising leftover space

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July 6, 2018

Expectations at Tibbalds

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June 27, 2018

What does the ownership effect mean at Tibbalds?

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April 3, 2018

The Impact of Noise and Developments on Music Venues

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December 15, 2017

VeloCity: How we used networks and influenced change

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December 11, 2017

Word from the street (play)

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