One New Change is one of the selected buildings shortlisted for the 2011 London Planning Awards which celebrate outstanding contribution to planning for the capital’s urban renaissance.  Other buildings shortlisted include The Heron Tower, Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford, Arsenal Football Stadium, the Home Office, the Sammy Ofer Wing at the National Maritime Museum and Surrey County Cricket Club’s OCA Stand at the KIA Oval.

The London Planning Awards, now in their ninth year, are organised by London First in conjunction with the Mayor, the Royal Town Planning Institute and London Councils and have become London’s major showcase for public and private sector planning.  All shortlisted entries will go forward to the awards ceremony which will take place on 16^th January 2012 at City Hall, to be attended by leading developers and prominent local government officials, with the winners to be announced by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor Sir Edward Lister.

Baroness Jo Valentine, Chief Executive, London First, said, “Getting our built infrastructure right is crucial to London’s future success, and I’m delighted that we have such an impressive list of high profile schemes shortlisted this year, not just from the City and the West End but also from the outer boroughs.  Importantly, all of these schemes show a renewed confidence in development in London.”

Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, said, “Each year entries to the London Planning Awards are more impressive and more diverse.  The shortlisted projects represent a continued confidence in the economic future of the capital, and are fantastic examples of how investment, good planning and the right infrastructure can help improve the quality of life for Londoners.”

Sanya Tomic, Partner at Sidell Gibson, said, “One New Change is a project that embodies imagination and ambition, that delivers lasting change for the City of London, introducing new open public spaces and having a transformational effect on City shopping and leisure.  We are very proud to have played an important role in its creation.”