Highlighting three case studies from the 2025 Pineapple awards, which celebrate the very best of Places in Progress.

Sunderland, Hastings and Burnley: Three ambitious and transformative mixed-use projects, two of which are led by local authorities with a third by a Community Land Trust, developing major projects with a mission to improve local opportunities and lives.
 

With an exciting programme and a commitment to recognising projects that make a positive social, environmental and economic impact - we celebrate places that contribute to urban life and encourage people to live, work, dwell or play.

Join these sessions to learn more about the projects:

• Sandygate, Burnley for Burnley Council and University of Central Lancashire with Capita, Campbell Driver and DAY 
  • Kate Ingram, Director of Economy and Development, Burnley Borough Council 

• Hastings Commons, Hastings for Hastings Commons Neighbourhood Ventures with IF_DO, Purcell, Buxton, 8Build, Webb Yates, Max Fordham and Simple Works 
  • Jess Steele, CEO and Commoner-at-Large, Hastings Commons 

• Riverside Sunderland, Sunderland for Sunderland City Council, Legal & General, Canada Life, Igloo Regeneration Limited, The Cairn Group, Placefirst Limited with Proctor Matthews Architects, FaulknerBrowns Architects, Building Design Northern) Limited, Arup, Ryder, Mawson Kerr Architects, Cundall 
  • Neil Guthrie, Development Director - Residential, Sunderland City Council