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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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    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
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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 13, 2026
      Medium density is often overlooked but it has untapped potential
    • May 11, 2026
      Planning approval secured for more sustainable homes in York
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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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May 24, 2021

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

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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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December 8, 2020

Tibbalds has a new website!

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December 1, 2020

The Forge

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October 22, 2020

Planning Reforms: It’s Time To Think “Big”

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October 8, 2020

Tibbalds Joins High Street Taskforce

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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 21, 2020

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

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March 13, 2020

Reflecting on our Annual Study Trip - Cambridge 2019

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December 5, 2019

Play Streets

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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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June 7, 2019

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

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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 8, 2019

Lessons from Zurich for a Londoner

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February 18, 2019

How Cycling Makes Places People-Friendly

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December 20, 2018

Baking the Future City

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December 20, 2018

Making people-friendly places

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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 1, 2018

Working with People and Places

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July 27, 2018

Jennifer Ross: looking forward, looking back

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