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 a derelict brownfield site into a vibrant new community. Anchored to the Grade II listed Monk Bridge viaduct, the development has brought this historic structure […]
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 Viaduct Gardens. Viaduct Gardens is the landscaped heart of our work at The Junction and is integral to regeneration of the wider area; in the […]
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 installed by RG Group, with the Juliet balconies and cills up next. Curtain walling is currently being installed around the ground floor amenities, and brickwork […]
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 regeneration. CJCT’s design on behalf of Aspect Property Group and ACRE demonstrates how a vibrant, design-focused mixed-use development can revitalize a retail site in need […]
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 are always looking to support RIBA Part I and Part II graduates in their entry/re-entry into the profession: Theo joins the practice as a Part […]
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 that the 665-home BTR scheme has already had on Leeds and the wider county, and appreciative that this pride was reciprocated at The Resis. At […]
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 last month: Leeds II’s design and delivery team enjoyed food, drinks and were even serenaded by a live brass band on the 31st storey of […]
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 challenging, yet incredibly rewarding, 440 kms from Rimini to Rome, a route across the Apennines that tackled over 6,500m climbing and descending over smooth tarmac, […]
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 of the Year’, The Junction has completely transformed the Whitehall district of Leeds through the delivery of 665 new BTR homes anchored to the Grade […]
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 upgrades the existing building to provide an additional 29 BtR apartments. Adaptive reuse and extension will enhance the existing building and prolong the life of […]
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, and Oliver Heath of Oliver Health Design, Tim discussed CJCT’s approach to our design of BtR schemes and, more importantly, how community and local authority […]
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 London. At pedestrian level, 40,000 sq ft of retail, restaurant and café units line the site’s arterial route of Chimney Walk and a new public […]
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 the apartments on the lower storeys, offering exceptional views over the Monk Bridge viaduct and towards the city centre.
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 of the Year;▪ Residential Development of the Year (more than 100 homes). It’s great to see our team’s achievements and the wider placemaking success of […]
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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 team, and we’re excited to see what they bring in their new roles. Well done – very well deserved!
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 will provide the scheme’s key connection to the canal and adjacent viaduct.
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 redevelopment of a former industrial site adjacent to the train station, Hove Gardens has delivered a 216-home urban oasis just a stone’s throw away from […]
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 the Grade II listed Monk Bridge viaduct into Yorkshire’s first high-line landscape forming the centrepiece of a new urban quarter: the vast structure had previously […]
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 on by the bliss summer sun, pedalling alongside one another up and down the rolling hills passing ubiquitous oast houses, picturesque villages and castles along […]
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. Our creative and tenacious studios in London and Leeds deliver high quality, sustainable and award-winning designs across all sectors and we are excited to invite […]
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, with Block A to stand at 26 stories + ground, and Block B 31 stories + ground. The jump formed cores on both buildings have […]
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 made it to The Junction on that very wet Wednesday morning. If you missed the event but are interested in seeing this great project first […]
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 will deliver 375 new homes in the South Bank Regeneration area of Leeds, transforming a vacant car park site into vibrant space. CJCT have been […]
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 89 residential homes and 95 sqm of new commercial space on an under utilised car park site within Watford town centre. The proposals provide generous […]
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 and familiar faces as Ian explored the community benefits of Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher’s architectural placemaking within the emerging Monk Bridge quarter.
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 in touch to arrange a meeting. We still have some availability for our UKREiiF event, Fringe @ The Junction: Placemaking Breakfast with CJCT, so make […]
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 LS12 1BU Join us for a coffee, pastry and a walkabout of Yorkshire’s first high-line park and Leeds’ newest regenerative development, The Junction. Tim Tolcher, […]
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 its environment and the quality benchmarks it sets for the wider area. At yesterday’s award ceremony we were joined by RG Group who expertly constructed […]
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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 between the buildings underlines the placemaking quality of this scheme. The final part of Phase 3 with its red and blue terracotta clad buildings are […]
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RIBA Award Winning Architects in Leeds & London Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT) is a RIBA award winning Masterplanning, Architecture & Interior Design firm. A young and tenacious practice with a heritage and a reputation for delivering value, quality, sustainable and award winning designs across all building sectors. We listen to aspirations, create places of […]
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 BtR scheme in Brighton and Hove with 216 new homes and 20,000 sqft of commercial space in a local landmark opposite Hove station. The design […]
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 resolved for approval by plans panel last Thursday. Designed by CJCT for Leeds City Council, the proposals positively enhance George Street, framing its link to […]
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 has been nothing short of extraordinary: in just 4 years, the talent and dedication that he’s demonstrated in his work has propelled him from a […]
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 2020 with Galliford Try taking the project on as the pandemic began to close in; the resilience shown by all members of the design and […]
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 James development will provide 224 student bed spaces and 628 sqm of new commercial space across two buildings, the first of which is arranged in […]
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 White City Campus. The project is a milestone for our client as it is the last building plot of ICL’s White City Campus North masterplan […]
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 is a significant milestone in their careers, and we couldn’t be happier with their dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence. Congratulations both!
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 central meeting point from morning to evening, its aim is to bring together all occupants and create a central home base. The Superlobby, which serves […]
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 B3 at Thorpe Park been nominated for Yorkshire’s Sustainable Development of the Year, but Endeavour at Digital Campus Sheffield has also received shortlisting for Insider’s […]
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. A great result for a true mixed use scheme that co-locates light industrial uses with residential apartments in an exciting area of change. Located at […]
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 summer sun, we pedalled alongside one another 100km up and down the rolling hills with the occasional coffee and water stops along the way. A […]
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 completes the original masterplan, bookending the site and creating a striking, contemporary addition to Sheffield’s city centre skyline. The building has been wholly pre-let to […]
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 one of our own RIBA award winning buildings and Rose Wharf has provided an excellent, vibrant base to operate from. Sadly all good things come […]
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 permission with no objections. The 30 storey residential building sits complementary to the Blackwall Reach masterplan and provides 169 new homes with 35% of those […]
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 Part I Architectural Assistant in 2016 and we are proud and honoured that we can give him support, opportunity and career prospects to develop with […]
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 changing leisure-based scheme anchored by a multi-screen cinema and a variety of F&B and retail opportunities, all within the existing building. A wrap around contemporary […]
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 achieve such an important milestone in their careers with CJCT through their hard work and dedication to the profession. Gary’s and Claire’s achievement is a […]
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 took her flat in the afternoon!
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. The ‘Town and Gown’ scheme is located at a key location between the University of Surrey Campus, Yorkies Bridge and Guildford town centre and co-locates […]
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 projects so it’s only right we celebrated with a fantastic meal and a drink or two… Key milestones this year included:
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 c.2,000 sqm of commercial and community space at lower levels. The building comprises a contextually sensitive approach which optimises the provision of new homes, revitalises […]
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 a new generation workplace to meet the requirements of Lowell Financial Limited. A complex brief required a highly sustainable design with 20,000 sq ft clear […]
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 high quality homes, and is located opposite our MU2 project which is currently under construction. The proposals were granted planning permission with a unanimous vote […]
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 Imperial College London and Blenheim Chalcot has demonstrated that even through the pandemic good, flexible office spaces are in demand and make a significant contribution […]
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 hemmed in between a live rail line, a historic disused viaduct and a locally listed building and creates a vibrant 375 home BtR development. The […]
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 both our historical and extensive, current project work. The whole team visited The Junction as it nears completion and were able to see the viaduct […]
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 been designed over 15 years for Scarborough Development Group and has generated a new Commercial Quarter for Sheffield, within 3 minutes’ walk of Sheffield Station. […]
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 tight programme. Designed to conceal a significant amount of parking the podium is now fully formed and when landscaped will form the heart of the […]
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, Andy Hurcomb of GMI and Councillor Julie Grocutt of Sheffield City Council. This final phase represents the culmination of almost 20 years involvement with this […]
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 forward with an exciting portfolio of projects. Congratulations Ian! Your promotion is well deserved.
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 handed over by McLaren Construction to BeFirst after we achieved planning permission in 2020 followed by two years on site. This completes phase I of […]
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 the committee. The brief required the modernisation of a number of facilities at the shallow end of the 100 yard fresh water lido, whilst further […]
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 new neighbourhood. The vision for the site is to create a dynamic, residential-led development which provides a series of new public and private open spaces […]
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, the industrial heritage lives strong in our approach to modern industrial construction methods. Our client, Vastint, has adopted the spirit of industrial innovation and championed the […]
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 working alongside an excellent design team over the past year, including Avison Young’s Leeds planning team, Max Fordham LLP, MRG Studio, Mosodi and Robert Bird […]
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 new high-level park on the Monk Bridge viaduct. There are many unique places in any historic city, and across the country a landscape of derelict […]
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. The scheme was commended by Leeds City Council planning officers as a high quality, appropriate development which would bring active use to an important historic […]
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 emerging quarter of Leeds city centre and will benefit from access to the new elevated park being delivered as part of the adjacent development The […]
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 James. The pinnacle of phase 3 is an oval shaped tower which rises to 37 storeys and expresses its slender form though a mix of […]
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! The night saw Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher winners in the Game Changer awards for our BTR residential scheme, The Junction, on the historic Monk Bridge […]
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 for S Harrison Developments Ltd of York. Set directly opposite CJCT’s Leeds office at Rose Wharf the scheme will provide 345 high quality one, two […]
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 and more new exciting developments as Thorpe Park takes shape.Development will continue at pace with work commencing on the East Leeds Orbital, due for completion […]
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 million building will provide additional parking capacity to support the construction of a new leisure centre.
‘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 over 320,000 sq ft Grade A office accommodation and 11,000 sq ft mixed use ground floor space, with 17 storeys above ground and two levels […]
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 location to the eastern edge of the town centre will form the gateway into Woking and become an architectural landmark for Woking and the surrounding […]
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 destination also offered a variety of architectural sights and styles. One of the highlights of the trip was the chance to visit the new Elbphilharmonie […]