Finalists for the 21st Annual Building London Planning Awards have been unveiled today, with close to 50 projects in the running for more than ten prestigious accolades.
This year’s awards – delivered by the capital’s leading business campaign group BusinessLDN in partnership with the Mayor of London – are set to be the biggest ever, celebrating more than 150 public and private sector organisations at a ceremony overlooking the River Thames on 14 October.
This year’s shortlist – announced ahead of the UK’s Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum kicking off in Leeds tomorrow – encompasses a huge range of world-leading projects in the capital, from ambitious housing, mixed-use and office developments, to innovative public spaces, to major infrastructure installations.
Among those in contention are the ABBA Arena in east London, the newly opened Silvertown Tunnel in Greenwich and the masterplan for the redevelopment of the iconic Earl’s Court site in the west of the capital.
Muniya Barua, Deputy Chief Executive at BusinessLDN, said: “The calibre of projects put forward for the Building London Planning Awards this year is stronger than ever. The innovation and cutting-edge design on display across the capital’s built environment is essential to maintaining London’s position as the best place in the world to live, work and do business. This year’s ceremony is set to be our biggest ever, and will bring together key players from across the sector to celebrate how it is reshaping our city for the better.”
The Building London Planning Awards – run alongside the BAME Planners Network, Greater London Authority, London Councils, Planning Officers Society and Royal Town Planning Institute – celebrate outstanding town planning and creative development across the capital.
Entrants were judged by an expert industry panel comprised of: James Felstead of Child Graddon Lewis Architects & Designers; Paula Carney of CarneySweeney; Lydia Clarkson of the Central District Alliance; Professor Ben Clifford of the Bartlett School of Planning; Jennie Colville of Landsec; Jo Gay of Southend Council; Bébert Longi of Richmond & Wandsworth Councils; Meeta Kaur of Town Legal; Peter Kemp of the Greater London Authority; Mike Kiely of the Planning Officers Society; Harry Steele of BusinessLDN; Philip Turner of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris; Josephine Vos of Transport for London; and Wendy Wong Chang of Merton Borough.
THE 2025 finalists
Best Borough-Led Project
Walthamstow former Granada Cinema and Wood Street Families and Homes Hub, both submitted by London Borough of Waltham Forest
Oru Sutton, submitted by London Borough of Sutton
Reinventing the City’s Alleys, submitted by City of London Corporation
Tower Court, Hackney submitted by Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
Tower Hamlets Town Hall, Whitechapel Road, submitted by Newmark
Woodberry Down, submitted by Berkeley Group
Best Mixed-Used Project
Glengall Road, submitted by Rolfe Judd
Oval Village, submitted by Berkeley Group
St Pancras Commercial Centre, submitted by Newmark
The Whiteley, submitted by Turley
West End Gate, submitted by Berkeley Group
Best New Place to Live
Axion House, submitted by PRP Architects
New Darwin House, submitted by Westminster City Council
Greenwich Peninsula, submitted by Greenwich Peninsula
High Road Goodmayes, submitted by Rolfe Judd
Oval Village and Lombard Square, both submitted by Berkeley Group
Riverscape, submitted by Rolfe Judd and Ballymore
Best New Place to Work
100 Fetter Lane and The Whittington Building: Frederick’s Place, both submitted by City of London Corporation
11 Belgrave Road and The Earnshaw, both submitted by Newmark
Arthur Stanley House, submitted by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Best Retrofit Project, sponsored by CBRE
9 Cavendish Square, submitted by Rolfe Judd
Library Refurbishment Programme, submitted by London Borough of Bromley
Millbank Residences, submitted by Berkeley Group
Norton Folgate, submitted by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
81 Newgate Street, submitted by City of London Corporation
Thirty High (Portland House), submitted by Newmark
Infrastructure Planning Award
Paddington Square, submitted by Newmark.
Silvertown Tunnel, submitted by Transport for London
St. Martin’s Courtyard, submitted by Brimelow McSweeney Architects
TwelveTrees Park, submitted by Berkeley Group
Planning Service of the Year
City of London Planning Team, submitted by City of London Corporation
Enfield Council Planning Service, submitted by Enfield Council
Placemaking, Heritage & Culture Award
ABBA Arena, submitted by Quod
AELTC Community Tennis Centre, submitted by Rolfe Judd
Down Lane Park Haringey, submitted by Levitt Bernstein
Walthamstow Former Granada Cinema, submitted by London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Eye Community Chest Grants Scheme, submitted by Hatch
Walworth Town Hall, submitted by Feix&Merlin Architects
Social Values and Community Engagement Award
980 Great West Road Redevelopment, submitted by Hadley Property Group
Earls Court: A masterplan with community at its heart, submitted by Earls Court Development Company
Waltham Forest’s Local Heritage List, submitted by London Borough of Waltham Forest.
Sustainable Planning Award, sponsored by Landsec
Bloom Camberwell, submitted by Trigon
81 Newgate Street, submitted by City of London Corporation
Paradise, submitted by Bywater Properties
The City of London’s integrated suite of Sustainability Policy guidance, submitted by City of London Corporation
Urbanest, Battersea, submitted by Newmark
The Mayor’s Award for Good Growth – sponsored by Newmark
The winner for this category is chosen from the above category winners. The Mayor will select the project or scheme that most successfully contributes to his ambitions for good growth.
For more about opportunities to be a part of the awards, visit the BLPA website.