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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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    • Project Leadership
    • Development Planning

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    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
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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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    • May 27, 2026
      Some (urban and rural) observations from six months on a bike
    • May 14, 2026
      How positive planning can unlock public sector development
    • May 13, 2026
      Medium density is often overlooked but it has untapped potential
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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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Oxford Study Trip

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August 15, 2024

Interning with the Tibbalds Team

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November 17, 2023

Bristol Study Trip

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November 11, 2022

Sheffield Study Trip

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Approval for new Hackney homes at De Beauvoir Estate

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March 31, 2020

A Virtual Holiday to Lyon

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March 13, 2020

Reflecting on our Annual Study Trip - Cambridge 2019

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November 26, 2019

Use of industrial and railway land

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July 12, 2019

Lightmoor: 22 years in the making

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March 8, 2019

Lessons from Zurich for a Londoner

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November 22, 2018

Tibbalds’ Annual Trip 2018 – Lyon

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Working with People and Places

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July 27, 2018

Jennifer Ross: looking forward, looking back

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May 24, 2018

Review: District regeneration

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In Focus: Cody Dock

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April 27, 2018

Thamesmead…not just a clockwork orange…

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February 23, 2018

Exhale on Main Street

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January 29, 2018

New communities – how is Harlow’s Newhall holding up?

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January 15, 2018

Football and regeneration

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October 2, 2017

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