News - CJCT Studios

Double Shortlisting in the Tall Building Awards 2025

CJCT are very pleased to share that we have received a double shortlisting in this year’s Tall Building Awards. • Best Residential Tall Building Project – Leeds II• Best Tall

We’re Attending UKREiiF

CJCT will be attending UKREiiF 2025 from 20 – 22 May, and we’re looking forward to another brilliant few days of insight, inspiration and connection. If you’re heading to Leeds,

Hull East Bank Urban Village

Hull City Council has announced its intention to appoint ECF – a partnership between Muse, Homes England and Legal & General – as its development partner for East Bank Urban

CJCT - Best Site-Sensitive Architecture & Masterplanning Practice 2025

CJCT Awarded Best Site-Sensitive Architecture & Masterplanning Practice 2025 – England

We are pleased to share that CJCT has been named ‘Best Site-Sensitive Architecture & Masterplanning Practice 2025 – England’ in BUILD Magazine’s Design & Build Awards. This recognition ultimately reflects

CJCT’s Monk Bridge Quarter and Wellington Place

Once at the heart of 19th century industrial Leeds, the Monk Bridge Viaduct played an important role in connecting the city to the nation’s wider rail network. Today, this Grade

Photo of The Hyde, Colindales' new affordable apartments.

The Hyde, Colindale Achieves Practical Completion

At the end of last year, our project for The Hyde in Colindale reached practical completion and is looking great in the early January sun. This achievement is thanks to

CJCT Christmas Card 2024, in support of Sue Ryder

Merry Christmas from CJCT

From all of us at CJCT, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Junction, Leeds. Photo by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT).

Housing Innovation Awards Shortlisting for The Junction

We’re delighted to share that The Junction has been shortlisted for Most Innovative New Build Scheme at the Housing Innovation Awards 2025. This recognition celebrates The Junction’s role in transforming

Photo of Viaduct Gardens, The Junction. Credit: Ares Landscape Architects.

Viaduct Gardens, The Junction Shortlisted in the AJ Awards 2024

We’re looking forward to the AJ Awards on Tuesday where our long-time friends and collaborators at Ares Landscape Architects have been shortlisted in the Landscape & Public Realm Category for

Leeds II Development Site Progress

Our 488-BtR home Leeds II scheme for HUB and RealStar is progressing nicely, with the development expected to be fully wrapped in the new year! All balconies have now been

Watford High Street Scheme Submitted for Planning

Located in the heart of Watford’s shopping district, last week’s planning submission for the scheme at 101 – 107 Watford High Street illustrates a fantastic example of sustainable High Street

Welcome to our New Starters!

CJCT have recently welcomed multiple new starters to our Leeds and London studios to bolster our team and work on a number of exciting new projects. As a practice, we

Best in BTR

Last week, CJCT took home ‘Best in BTR’ at the Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s Residential Real Estate Awards for our landmark development, The Junction. We’re proud to see the enormous impact

Leeds II Topping Out Ceremony

We’re happy to share that our Leeds II scheme with HUB, Bridges Fund Management and Realstar has recently topped out! No expense was spared at the scheme’s topping out ceremony

CJCT Joins Club Peloton’s Explore 2024 with White City

Last week, CJCT’s Oliver joined Team Imperial representing White City, one of London’s major regeneration hot spots, at Club Peloton’s Explore 2024. The charity event saw likeminded industry professionals cycle a

The Junction is Shortlisted for Best in BTR

We’re delighted to share that The Junction has received further shortlisting success in the Yorkshire Children’s Charity’s Residential Real Estate Awards! Nominated for both ‘Best in BTR’ and ‘Large Development

Northumberland House receives Planning Permission

We’re happy to share that our scheme, Northumberland House in the London Borough of Sutton, has received planning permission. Working with Centro Planning Consultancy for Criterion Capital Limited, our proposal

PropCast Podcast with John Lewis Partnership

CJCT are pleased to share that our episode of Property Week’s PropCast with John Lewis Partnership is now live. Sitting down with host Andrew Teacher, John Lewis Partnership’s Sophie Hine,

MU2

Completed towards the end of last year, our MU2 scheme comprises three office buildings that create the High Street frontage for Vastint UK’s mixed-use Sugar House Island development in East

Leeds II Site Progress

It’s great to see a start to the installation of 33 bolt-on balconies for our Leeds II scheme for HUB and UNCLE Living. The private balconies provide external space to

Triple Shortlisting for CJCT at the Insider Awards

CJCT are happy to share that we’ve received a triple shortlisting in the Yorkshire Business Insider Property Industry Awards 2024! ▪ Architectural Practice of the Year;▪ Refurbishment / Regeneration Project

Promotions to Associates

Please join us in congratulating Liam, Ashley and Louis on their recent promotions to Associates here at CJCT. The trio joins James, Alex, Katalin and Nicola in our wider Associate

Leeds II Progress

Great to see RG Group making good progress on Leeds II! The double-storey riverside colonnades are taking shape along the canal: the large amenity spaces are now being formed, which

London Construction Awards Shortlisting

Continuing the week with more awards shortlistings, we’re proud to share that Hove Gardens is a finalist in the London Construction Awards for the Architectural Design of the Year. The

Inside Housing Development Awards Shortlisting

We’re excited to share that The Junction has been shortlisted for the Best Regeneration Project (100+ Homes) in the Inside Housing Development Awards 2024! The 665-home development has completely transformed

CJCT Summer Cycle 2024

On Friday, we hosted our annual summer cycle through the picturesque Surrey and Sussex countryside, joined by colleagues and collaborators on a challenging yet enjoyable route. We were certainly spurred

CJCT are Recruiting!

On the back of a strong pipeline of secured work in BTR, Residential, PBSA, Co-living, Office and Lab sectors, we are looking to grow our team of Architects and Technicians.

CJCT Studio North’s Leeds II Site Visit

Last Friday, Studio North were on site at CJCT’s Leeds II scheme, a 488-home BtR development constructed by RG Group for HUB. The impressive development is comprised of two towers,

CJCT Fringe Event Photo Gallery

Photos of our Fringe Event now on the official UKREiiF Gallery! The coffee and pastries definitely made up for the bad weather and we’d like to thank everyone again who

Water Lane Breaks Ground

We’re happy to share that amidst the excitement of UKREiiF, our Water Lane development in Leeds broke ground! Designed by ourselves for McLaren Living and Heim Global Investor, Water Lane

Wellstones Planning Success

CJCT, on behalf of our client Telereal Trillium, are delighted to have secured planning permission approval for a residential led mixed-use scheme located at Wellstones, Watford. The development will provide

Fringe @ The Junction

Our UKREiiF Placemaking Breakfast at The Junction was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who attended and braved the poor weather: it was great to see so many new

We’re Attending UKREiiF

In less than a month’s time, Tim, Oliver and Ian will be attending this year’s UKREiiF conference in Leeds: we’re looking forward to catching-up face to face, so please get

CJCT UKREiiF Fringe Event - The Junction

CJCT / UKREiiF: Fringe @ The Junction

We’re excited to announce and invite you to our UKREiiF event, Fringe @ The Junction: Placemaking Breakfast with CJCT! 📅 Wednesday 22nd May⏰ 8:00-10:00📍 The Junction, The Exchange, Whitehall, Leeds

Hove Gardens - South East Construction Awards

South East Construction Awards Shortlisting

Our Hove Gardens scheme for Watkin Jones Group made it into the shortlist and final at the South East Construction awards to recognise the positive contribution the scheme makes to

White City Phase 3 Photo - Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) Architects

White City Phase 3 Nears Completion

A late afternoon visit to our project at White City Living for St James shows the fantastic Phase 3 nearing completion. With the first sections already handed over, the landscape

Hove Gardens Handover

Just ahead of the Christmas Deadline, the Hove Gardens scheme reached practical completion on the 15th of December. Created for our client Watkin Jones Group, the scheme delivers an excellent

George Street CGI, Leeds - Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) Architects

George Street Planning Permission

The regeneration of Leeds Kirkgate market took a huge step forward when the Planning and Listed Building application for a new 143 Bedroom hotel, gym and commercial space was unanimously

Ian’s Promotion to Director

We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Ian to Director, where he now joins Tim and Oliver in the leadership of our vibrant practice. Ian’s journey here at CJCT

The Junction Handover

The final phase of The Junction has now been handed over to Native Residential and the Monk Bridge high line landscape is now fully open! Starting on site in early

St James Street Planning Success

CJCT, on behalf of our client Your Tribe, have secured a resolution to grant planning permission for a PBSA led mixed-use scheme located on St James Street, Walthamstow. The St

White City Plot A North Campus Planning Success - CJCT Architects

PBSA Scheme Granted Planning Permission

The members of Tuesday’s planning committee meeting in Hammersmith and Fulham voted unanimously on the resolution to grant planning permission to our PBSA scheme for Imperial College London on their

Gabrielle and Ted - RIBA Part III Success CJCT Architects

CJCT RIBA Part III Success

We are proud to announce that our team members Gabrielle Beaumont and Ted Thrower have both recently passed their RIBA Part III exams, becoming qualified Architects here at CJCT. This

MU2 Sugar House Island Lobby Progress - CJCT Architects

MU2 Sugar House Island Preview

CJCT partnered with Turner Bates to produce the Superlobby found at ground floor on MU2.3 at the heart of this group of three workspace buildings. Designed to act as a

B3 Thorpe Park - Shortlisting Success for CJCT

Double Shortlisting at Insider Awards 2023

In a testament to our commitment to both maintaining sustainable development practices and nurturing long-term collaborative partnerships, CJCT are proud to reveal that not only has our recently completed office

Thames Road Receives Planning Permission

Last week the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham voted unanimously for a resolution to grant planning permission for our scheme at Thames Road Barking on behalf of Zenith Land.

CJCT Inaugural Cycle Event 2023

Last Friday we hosted our inaugural CJCT cycle event in the Surrey Hills, joined by our colleagues and collaborators for a great day of sporting camaraderie. Spurred on by fantastic

DC Endeavour reaches Practical Completion

The project marks the fourth building we have developed on the site over a near two decade period working with our client Scarborough Group International and contractor GMI. The building

Meet us at UKREiiF 2023

We’re attending UKREiiF in Leeds this year. Please get in contact if you’d like to arrange a meeting.

Studio North are Moving

After 25 years at Rose Wharf CJCT Studio North are moving… as of Tuesday 2nd May we can be found at 56 Wellington Street. It’s been a pleasure working in

Naval Row Granted Planning Permission

A great success for CJCT’s scheme at Naval Row for Criterion Capital at yesterday evening’s Tower Hamlets planning committee meeting where the project has received the resolution to grant planning

Congratulations Louis!

Please join us in congratulating Louis Hardy for passing his Part III exam at Westminster University. Louis has been with us for most of his architectural career, starting as a

Planning Success for the Brunswick Centre

Scarborough Planning Committee unanimously agreed a resolution to grant planning permission for redevelopment of the Brunswick Shopping Centre. Regeneration and Retrofit specialists Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher have designed a game

Part III Success in Studio North

Congratulations to our team members Gary Cheung and Claire Bargus of our Leeds Studio, who have both successfully completed their RIBA Part III exams. It’s great to see our Architects

The Junction Site Visit

A successful visit to The Junction on Friday and well deserved drinks in town after. Mark Neale from Galliford’s joined us. It was great to see that their first guest

Planning Permission in Guildford, Surrey

CJCT, on behalf of our client First Urban, have secured a resolution to grant planning for a mixed-use scheme of 345 PBSA beds and 54 affordable homes in Guildford, Surrey.

CJCT Studios Away Day Milan 2022

Our annual away and professional development day took us to Milan this year to celebrate a successful 2022. The team worked hard throughout the year to design and deliver fantastic

Crown Place Woking - Aerial View, architecture CGI

Crown Place Woking – Planning Success

On behalf of Watkin Jones Group, CJCT secured planning permission for a new gateway development in the centre of Woking. The proposals will provide 366 high-quality Build-to-Rent (BTR) homes, along with

B3 Thorpe Park Achieves Practical Completion

Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher are exceptionally proud to announce that the office B3 at Thorpe Park has achieved practical completion. Three years ago, Scarborough Group International asked CJCT to design

MU4 Sugar House Island - architecture CGI

MU4, Sugar House Island Design Progress

MU4 is an important plot at the heart of the emerging Sugar House Island masterplan in Stratford, East London. The plot consists of two residential mixed use buildings, providing 64

Scale Space Handover Complete

After a project start in 2017, the third and final phase of the Scale Space project in White City has been successfully handed over. A great collaboration of our clients

Planning Permission Gained for Water Lane in Leeds

Our Water Lane BtR scheme with McLaren Living obtained planning permission at LCC Plans Panel last week with a unanimous show of hands. The project takes a difficult brownfield site

CJCT team summer social in Leeds - architects

CJCT Summer Social 2022

It was fantastic to welcome our London Studio to Leeds last week for our CJCT Summer Social. As well as plenty of socialising we organised a walking tour to see

Outstanding Development of the Year 2022

We’re delighted to share that Scarborough Group International’s Sheffield Digital Campus won the Outstanding Development of the Year at the South Yorkshire Insider Property Awards 2022. Sheffield Digital Campus has

B3 Thorpe Park Site Progress

Plot B3 and the adjacent MSCP1 are speeding towards completion at Thorpe Park with GMI Construction Group PLC doing a fantastic job pulling together this large, complex site within a

Endeavour Topping Out Ceremony

Studio Director Ian Emmerson recently spoke at the topping out ceremony of ‘Endeavour,’ the fourth phase in Scarborough Group International’s Digital Campus project in Sheffield, alongside Adam Varley of SGI,

Promotion to Studio Director

We are delighted to announce that Ian Emmerson has been promoted to Studio Director in our Leeds studio. Ian will join Tim Tolcher and Tony Hall in taking the practice

Crown House Handover Complete

Is Friday the 13th a good day for Building Handover? In this case it was, as our project for Crown House in Barking has successfully achieved Practical Completion and was

Tooting Bec Lido Competition

CJCT dived at the opportunity to work with South London Swimming Club (SLSC) on a fresh project at Tooting Bec Lido and were ecstatic to have our proposal shortlisted by

Planning Application Submitted for Kirkstall Road in Leeds

Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) have submitted a detailed planning application for developer Glenbrook Developments to transform two hectares of brownfield site along Kirkstall Road in Leeds into a vibrant

MU2 Sugar House Island for Vastint – Site Progress

MU2 comprises three office buildings on the Sugar House Island masterplan in Stratford, east London. The buildings reincarnate traditional brick warehouses that once defined the site character. As the site is redeveloped,

Latitude Blue in Leeds Gains Planning Permission

Our project at Latitude Blue in Leeds for HUB gained planning permission at January’s LCC Planning Committee representing a further endorsement of Leeds’ emerging BtR sector. It’s been a pleasure

Update on CJCT’s Monk Bridge BtR Scheme

Prominent on the approach into Leeds Railway Station, the Junction is a nationally significant BTR development designed by Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher creating 665 new homes interwoven with a stunning

Debenhams Leeds PBSA Update

We are pleased to report works are progressing well on our PBSA scheme at the former Debenhams department store in Leeds with the scheme now having received full planning permission.

Latitude Scheme Submitted for Planning

We are excited to have submitted a full planning application for HUB’s 488 home Latitude Phase Purple A scheme. Latitude Phase Purple A sits at the centre of a rapidly

White City Living Phase 3 Update

Seven more storeys to go and we’re at the top…. White City Living Phase 3 looking great and progressing fast with a tidy site and operations from our client St

The Junction Wins Game Changer Award

Absolutely brilliant to be back with so many wonderful people supporting Variety at the prestigious Yorkshire Property Awards. Big kudos to Variety for putting on such a tremendous fund-raising event!

Ellerby Road Receives Planning Consent

We are delighted to announce that we have achieved full planning consent for a major new BTR residential development on two parcels of land between East Street and Ellerby Road

Thorpe Park B3 Planning Permission

This is the latest success in our longstanding relationship with Scarborough Group and follows our approval for B7 and BCO shortlisting for ‘Lumina’ earlier in the year. The project also

Snow Hill Wharf Progress

Construction work is progressing well on site at the Snow Hill Wharf development in Birmingham. CJCT are delivering the flagship residential scheme for our client St Joseph, which when complete

Construction of MU2 at Sugar House Island Begins

Piling is underway for Vastint UK’s three new office buildings at Sugar House Island in east London. Once complete the scheme will provide 40,000 sqft of flexible space at ground

140 Wales Farm Road Handover

CJCT are pleased to announce that the handover of 140 Wales Farm Road was completed last Tuesday for Imperial College London. The 731 bed student scheme, coupled with 85 BTR

Barnard Point, Wembley

We are delighted to report that practical completion has been achieved on the seventeen-storey student accommodation project for Watkin Jones Group. Through the safe working measures implemented on site and

Crown House Construction has Commenced

Construction work has commenced on site for the first phase of development at Crown House, Cambridge Road in Barking. The CJCT designed residential scheme will offer 113 affordable and 56

Bowler’s Yard Planning Success

We are excited to report that Bowler’s Yard residential scheme being developed by Scarborough Group in New Islington, Manchester has received planning permission. Through a creative and collaborative exchange with

Sugar House Island Planning Secured

CJCT has secured planning permission for three commercial buildings that create the High Street frontage for Sugar House Island, VASTINT’s mixed use development in East London. At pedestrian level, 40,000

Building B7 Planning

We are pleased to announce that our latest office development at Thorpe Park has received planning consent from Leeds City Council. Building B7 represents the latest success in our longstanding

Kirkstall Road Planning

CJCT are pleased to announce our scheme for Commercial Development Projects Ltd to create 630 new homes on a vacant brownfield site at 87-89 Kirkstall Road has been submitted to

Scale Space Completion

We are excited to report that our Scale Space project for Imperial College London and Blenheim Chalcot has been completed and handed over to occupiers. The building forms the first

Aflex Hose Reaches Practical Completion

CJCT have completed the bespoke manufacturing facility and HQ offices for Aflex Hose at their new site in Huddersfield.Practical completion has been achieved on the 4.8 hectare site of the

Cotton Quay CGI - Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) Architects

Acala Quarter, Cotton Quay

CJCT are delighted that Cotton Quay, a regeneration scheme to transform an underused brownfield site in Salford Quays into a mixed-use residential scheme has been unanimously approved by the Salford

Lumina, Thorpe Park shortlisted in BCO Awards 2020

Lumina, our latest office building at Thorpe Park, has been shortlisted for the BCO Awards 2020.Phase 2 will ramp up this year with commencement of a landmark 60,000 sqft office

Salt Lane MSCP, Coventry

CJCT have completed a new 600 space multi-storey car park in the heart of Coventry, UK City of Culture 2021.Delivered by contractor Buckingham Group for Coventry City Council, the £10

Wellington Street, Leeds Workplace CGI - Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) Architects

‘Game changer’ Wellington Street – Leeds

CJCT’s planning proposals for a major new office building in Leeds city centre have been granted unanimous approval by Leeds City Plans Panel.The scheme designed for McLaren Property will provide

Crown Place, London CGI - CJCT Architects

Crown Place, Woking

CJCT have submitted a detailed planning application to transform a town centre brownfield site in Woking into a new residential led mixed use scheme for Watkin Jones Group.The sites prominent

Hamburg Christmas Study Tour

At the end of last week Studios North and South went on their annual Christmas study tour to this year’s destination Hamburg. Apart from being a fantastic social event, the

14-16 Great Portland Street

Our refurbishment and retrofit project for 14-16 Great Portland Street is now fully occupied on all upper floors and looking great inside and out. With a creative fit-out for The

Gable House Refurbishment CGI - CJCT Architects

Gable House Granted Planning Permission

We are pleased to report that our “Gable House” project for Airivo in Chiswick has been granted planning permission earlier this month. The scheme refreshes a 1960’s office block into