Paving the way for a transformative development, the planning application for our Wembley Sites has been submitted following a series of positive pre-application engagements with Brent Council and their Quality Review Panel. The development will transform the area’s Strategic Industrial Location (SIL) in association with Beyond Collaboration and UMC Architects. This project embodies our dedication to innovation, sustainability, and the creation of meaningful spaces that enhance the community.

The highly anticipated proposals to redevelop the former Bell Green Gasworks site in Sydenham has been given the green light by Lewisham’s Strategic Planning Committee. This marks a pivotal moment in the site’s transformation, setting the stage for a new chapter of growth and innovation in the heart of Sydenham. Spearheaded by Barratt London and dMFK architects, the development will deliver 262 new homes, a public retail square, 8,000 sqft of commercial facility and vibrant public space for the community.

Our ambitious new urban quarter at Canning Town will be the focus of our Pineapples Award entry this year. It will comprise the Bidder Street Data Centre and Crown Wharf projects, as part of our submission to the 2025 Pineapple Awards in the Future Place category. These adjacent developments aim to transform an underutilised site in Canning Town into a vibrant gateway to the Cody Triangle, creating an engaging and meaningful public realm.

As part of our ongoing commitment to harness our expertise in landscape architecture for the greater good, we are delighted to unveil that Macfarlane + Associates is now officially certified as a B Corporation. This certification embodies our core values and commitment to sustainability and to creating positive impacts for all our stakeholders – our clients, employees, communities, and the environment. Together for good.

At M+A, sustainability is at the core of our mission. This year, we were honoured to see this mission acknowledged at the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards 2024, where M+A was shortlisted in two categories: Sustainable Landscape Architecture Studio and Commercial Design Project for Holyrood Kiosk in collaboration with Sanchez Benton Architects & Rumi Bose.

Oxford City Council has approved plans to transform the underutilised Eastpoint Business Park into a prominent life science campus, designed by Scott Brownrigg for Railpen. This redevelopment will introduce 200,000 sq ft of essential life science space to the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, serving as a hub for STEM engagement and educational outreach.

Following two phases of public consultation to shape the development plans, Whitbread has successfully submitted a planning application for the regeneration of the Premier Inn Norwich Nelson City Centre site. In collaboration with architect Sheppard Robson, the proposals aim to transform a dated yet popular hotel and the underutilized adjoining land into a vibrant mixed-use community. This development will feature a 240-bedroom latest format Premier Inn hotel, alongside 500 student dwellings and new homes.

Plans for SineQN’s groundbreaking £750 million urban hyperscale data centre, backed by development partners Legal & General and Goldacre, have officially received the green light. Designed by architects TTSP and Foster + Partners, this state-of-the-art facility will the first of its kind in Newham and among the largest in the UK. Set to deliver 80MW of capacity, the Bidder Street Data Centre will anchor the regeneration of the Cody Triangle, establishing a dynamic new digital quarter and driving economic growth.

We’re thrilled to announce our appointment on a transformative project with Hartwell PLC and AHMM Architects in Digbeth, Birmingham. This initiative focuses on a mixed-use masterplan for the 1.1-acre site of the former Smithfield Garage.

We are a finalist for the most sustainable Landscape Architecture Studio category at the Pro Landscaper-Sustainability and Biodiversity Awards. Our nomination, part of a impressive shortlist featuring 40 companies and projects across 13 categories, highlights studios that are making significant, institutional strides toward prioritizing sustainability in their practices. The awards ceremony is scheduled for the 15th of October 2024.

The Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has approved plans by BPTW and Bellway to develop 56 homes in Parcel 3 of the Alkerden neighbourhood. M+A has been entrusted with the landscape design, focusing on the internal laneway and the critical interface with the Fastrack bus route.

M+A has been appointed as a subconsultant by WR-AP to deliver the detailed landscape design for the redevelopment of Tooting Bec Lido, the UK’s largest freshwater lido. WR-AP’s winning proposal focuses on innovative sustainability in the operation of the pool, including resurfacing poolside paving, implementing green roof systems, and upgrading the site’s security.

In a double kick-off at Sittingbourne, a reserved matters application for residential plots as well as a detailed planning application for the country park at Willowbrook, Kent has been submitted alongside Bellway Homes.  

After a thorough process of community and stakeholder consultation, a planning application for the Eastpoint Business Park re-development has now been submitted by Railpen. The re-development will turn the existing business park into a hub of innovation, featuring three state-of-the-art buildings, a community pavilion, and an ecologically focused landscape.

Jaysam has submitted planning for an exceptional mixed-use scheme for 1 Burlington Lane, Chiswick, in collaboration with Simpson Haugh. This thoughtfully designed scheme includes 132 residential dwellings and 314 square meters of flexible commercial floor space.

The development project at Springfield Village-Wandsworth is on the brink of an exciting transformation. With the skeleton structures for Plots P, Q, and G now in place, we are eagerly anticipating the next critical phase: the construction of the public realm and landscape; as part of a wider vision to provide 250 new homes alongside a new public parkland.

Regeneration of the Nelson’s Premier Inn hotel site in Norwich city centre is inching closer with the second phase of public consultation launched for client Whitbread.

Our team are part of a groundbreaking venture to redefine luxury living on Ganga Realty’s upcoming project, Anantam 85.

As part of our efforts to become a B-Corp we have introduced a company civic engagement policy, engraining social impact in both the very fabric of the business and the behaviours of our staff.

Promising to reshape the innovation landscape of the south of England, a high-profile planning application has been submitted for a multi-million-pound project set to deliver much-needed laboratory space for the University of Southampton Science Park.

Macfarlane+Associates, working alongside Scott Brownrigg on the Wootton Science Park project, have designed green spaces that enhance local biodiversity and manage water resources efficiently, integrating sustainable urban drainage and rain gardens to minimise runoff and promote climate resilience.

The final phase of Green Park Village is taking shape with the completion of private podium gardens. M+A worked closely with Brookes Architects to evolve the design of Phase 6 and bring the 25-hectare, multi-phase transit-oriented development to life.

We are extremely excited to announce that our application to become a B-Corp has been submitted. And so marks the start of a new journey to use our business as a force for good, prioritising people, purpose and social impact.

Beyond Collaboration have appointed us alongside UMC Architects to design 3 attractive, self-contained and functional light industrial buildings with a distinct identity. The design seeks to harmonise with its surrounding context, revitalise a key route into Wembley Area and become an asset to the Strategic Industrial Location.

A major milestone for Bath! Plans to transform a former garage site on Newbridge Road, Bath into a vibrant residential-led development for Hartwell PLC have been given the green light.

The M+A team powered up 932 steps at Tower 42 in London to raise money for Shelter, a charity helping millions of people every year struggling with homelessness.

Hartwell PLC have appointed M+A to work alongside Scott Brownrigg Architects in the delivery of new carbon efficient lab and workspace buildings at Wootton Science Park.

Proposals to transform an underperforming 1970s shopping centre in central Reading into an area-defining BTR scheme make progress with the submission of a planning application.

Urbanisation over the last 150 years has increased at a rapid rate. This has significantly depleted biodiversity levels as human behaviours have made it difficult for nature to establish itself in urban environments. Opinions on urban biodiversity have shifted recently with research highlighting its importance in halting the ecological crisis.

The future is bright for Canning Town as Crown Wharf receives a unanimous green light at Newham Council’s Strategic Development Committee.