Planning excellence celebrated at RTPI West Midlands Awards
29-Jul-10
Planning excellence celebrated at RTPI West Midlands Awards
Projects and councils from across the West Midlands are celebrating following the announcement of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s West Midlands regional awards on Friday 23rd July at a ceremony attended by over 170 attendees at the stunning venue of Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
The awards ceremony was held to celebrate planning excellence in the West Midlands region, with Birmingham based planning consultancy GVA Grimley kindly making the evening possible.
President of the RTPI Ann Skippers presented the following awards:
- Regional Award for Planning Achievement – Birmingham City Council and Network Rail for the Birmingham New Street Gateway Project (sponsored by Alliance Planning)
- Local Planning Authority of the Year award – Shropshire Council (sponsored by JMP)
- Consultancy of the Year award – Entec (sponsored by No5 Chambers)
- Team of the Year Award – DLA Piper
- Chairman’s award – John Acres (sponsored by GVA Grimley)
Ann Skippers, RTPI President said:
“It’s fantastic to see so many great projects and professional planners celebrated through the RTPI West Midlands Awards.
This year’s award winners, including projects such as the Birmingham New Street Gateway, show that even in these tough economic times the region’s forward looking councils are working together with local business and other partners to drive forward regeneration.
I congratulate the 2010 award winners on their achievements and am very pleased to recognise the extensive work that has been undertaken to create great places in the West Midlands where people are proud to live and work.”
Stephen Hill, RTPI West Midlands Chair said:
‘We were extremely pleased with the high quality of the nominations for our newly expanded Regional Awards and it’s fantastic to be able to showcase the good planning work that goes on within the Region.
We are very grateful to our sponsors for supporting the initiative and the ceremony itself proved to be a huge success and a fitting venue in which to celebrate the positive aspects of planning across the West Midlands.’
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For further information please contact:
Stephen Hill, Chairman of RTPI West Midlands
0121 234 9937 / stephen.hill@hca.gsx.gov.uk
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Notes to Editors:
1. RTPI: The Royal Town Planning Institute
The RTPI is the largest professional institute for planners in Europe, with over 23,000 members who serve in government, local government and as advisors in the private sector. It is a charity with the purpose to develop the art and science of town planning for the benefit of the public as a whole. As well as promoting spatial planning, RTPI develops and shapes policy affecting the built environment, works to raise professional standards and supports members through continuous education, training and development.
Royal Town Planning Institute
41 Botolph Lane, London, EC3R 8DL
RTPI, a charity registered in England 262865 and Scotland SC 037841
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- Jamie Hodge
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- The Royal Town Planning Institute
- Date:
- 29-Jul-10
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