London Planning Awards 2011

The London Planning Awards are run jointly by London Councils, the Mayor of London, London First and the Royal Town Planning Institute. The awards recognise and reward best practice in planning in London.

Awards may be given to boroughs, developers, consultants, community groups, public agencies, partnerships and other teams. All entries will be expected to fulfil the objectives of the London Plan and demonstrate how they meet the specific criteria outlined under each of the award categories.

In the 2011/12 awards, five council-led projects were shortlisted with four of them winning their categories outright – St Paul’s Way Trust School in Tower Hamlets won the Best Built Project - Community Scale Scheme, Walthamstow Wetlands in Waltham Forest won Best Conceptual Project, Margaret McMillan Park in Lewisham won Best New Public Space and St Pancras Chambers won Best Historic Building Management

The full list of winning and commended projects:

Best Built Project – sponsored by CB Richard Ellis
Winner: One New Change – submitted by Land Securities, with Jean Nouvel and Sidell Gibson
Commended: Sammy Ofer Wing, National Maritime Museum, submitted by Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners, together with the National Maritime Museum, CF Moller Architects, Purcell Miller Tritton, Churchman Landscape Architects and Malcolm Reading Consultants.

Best Built Project - Community Scale Scheme. Sponsored by Land Securities
Winner: St Paul’s Way Trust School - submitted by Astudio, with Bouygues UK and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Best Conceptual Project – sponsored by Berwin Leighton Paisner
Winner: Walthamstow Wetlands – submitted by the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Best New Place to Live – sponsored by Ardmore Group
Winner: Highbury Gardens – submitted by First Base and the Homes and Communities Agency
Commended: Triscott House - submitted by KKM Architects, with the London Borough of Hillingdon, the Homes and Communities Agency and Breyer Group Plc

Best New Public Space – sponsored by Hogan Lovells
Winner: Margaret McMillan Park – submitted by the London Borough of Lewisham and The Landscape Group

Best Built Project – Five Years On – sponsored by GVA
Winner: Arsenal On The Move – submitted by Savills Planning, together with Arsenal Football Club, Anthony Green & Spencer and Populas Architects
Commended: The Home Office Building – submitted by Bouygues UK, together with Ecovert (EFM), Infrared Capital Partners Ltd, Terry Farrell & Partners

Best Historic Building Management – sponsored by English Heritage
Winner: St Pancras Chambers - submitted by the London Borough of Camden, with English Heritage and RHWL

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