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

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    • Characterisation
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    • Estate regeneration and public land
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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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    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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    • 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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July 14, 2020

The Community Super Block

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May 27, 2020

The Role of Town Centres, Post Covid-19

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May 5, 2020

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

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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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August 16, 2019

Work Experience at Tibbalds

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July 12, 2019

Lightmoor: 22 years in the making

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June 28, 2019

Tibbalds celebrates EO Day

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June 7, 2019

Why good cycling infrastructure is a priority to make people-friendly places?

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May 24, 2019

Sustainability at Tibbalds

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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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February 18, 2019

How Cycling Makes Places People-Friendly

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January 15, 2019

Baja, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – by bike

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December 20, 2018

Making people-friendly places

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December 7, 2018

CIL – A tool for capturing social value or mitigating poor development?

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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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August 10, 2018

Design and the New NPPF

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July 31, 2018

For the love of street trees

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July 27, 2018

Jennifer Ross: looking forward, looking back

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July 6, 2018

Expectations at Tibbalds

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