Winner: British Land

Buoyed by its reputation for placemaking, British Land has what it believes to be the largest commercial development programme in the UK. The developer’s three key projects are 1 Finsbury Avenue, 100 Liverpool Street and 1 Triton Square (pictured), where it says it is leading the way on sustainability by using pioneering techniques for retrofitting and reuse. Its development pipeline is 90% pre-let.

British Land has secured full planning consent for its Canada Water masterplan in London’s Docklands area, which has 2 million ft² of commercial space and 3,000 homes, 35% of which will be affordable. The firm’s near-term pipeline comprises more than 1.5 million ft², including Norton Folgate, where it has consent for a 336,000 ft² scheme, comprising 257,000 ft² of office space alongside retail and residential space, while at 1 Broadgate it has consent for a 538,000 ft² office-led scheme. British Land has an ambitious net zero strategy and unlike some developers pushed ahead with schemes despite covid, putting in place effective protocols to ensure the safety of staff and stakeholders.

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