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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

    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
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    • Land disposal strategies
    • Local Plan evidence base
    • Neighbourhood planning
    • New communities and healthy new towns
    • Planning applications
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    • Spatial strategies and policies
    • Town centre strategies
    • Training and research
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  • 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
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    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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March 4, 2025

Lizzie Le Mare speaking at the Housing Finance Conference 2025

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December 18, 2023

End of year Greetings from Tibbalds

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Opinion piece
March 24, 2023

Improving how we measure carbon in planning – a view from Lizzie Le Mare

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November 16, 2022

Hilary Satchwell speaking at Planning for Housing 2022

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Opinion piece
April 27, 2022

An alternative planning scenario - a reflection

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Opinion piece
April 21, 2022

An alternative planning scenario

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July 26, 2021

UDG and the Place Alliance launch 'The Design Deficit'

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Opinion piece
July 14, 2020

The Community Super Block

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May 5, 2020

Urban Design post COVID 19 Pandemic - Webinar chaired by Katja Stille

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Opinion piece
April 5, 2019

Child friendly places are the future

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January 15, 2019

Baja, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – by bike

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Opinion piece
July 13, 2018

Under the Flyover: connecting communities and humanising leftover space

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Opinion piece
June 27, 2018

What does the ownership effect mean at Tibbalds?

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