RTPI Planning Awards

01-Apr-08

ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE 2008 PLANNING AWARDS.

The judges have now identified 35 entries for the short-list and everyone will be notified in the next few weeks.   

Site visits and/or presentations will take place from June to October and we hope to give as much notice as possible when these are likely to happen.

Where appropriate, entries will be forwarded to each Region of the RTPI towards the end of May for inclusion in their own Regional awards schemes.   This does not apply to entries from Scotland or London who have their own awards schemes.

These awards will be presented at the London Hilton on Thursday 5th February 2009.

Any queries on this or any other awards please contact the RTPI Awards office on 020 7929 9473 or email: awards@rtpi.org.uk

RTPI PLANNING AWARDS 2007

Congratulations to Sherwood Energy Village on winning the RTPI Silver Jubilee Cup for 2007. The award was presented by Baroness Andrews, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at a ceremony in London's Hilton Hotel.   See judges' full report here.

Winners and commendations of other categories were:

Sustainable Communities

Award : “Isle of Gigha Physical Masterplan and Design Guides”
Submitted by Anderson Bell Christie Architects together with Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust, Fyne Homes, Mike Hyatt Landscape Architects, ODS, CP Architects and DPC Consortium

Award : “Upton Sustainable Urban Extension”
Submitted by English Partnerships and EDAW

City and Metropolitan Areas

Award : “Sheffield’s Gold Route”
Submitted by Sheffield City Council

Commendation  : “The Brighton New England Quarter”
Submitted by Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd

Town Regeneration

Award (entry no 59) : “Sherwood Energy Village”
Submitted by Newark & Sherwood District Council

Renewed Neighbourhoods

Commendation : “Delivering Debut – Debut@Willans Green Rugby”
Submitted by Redrow Homes (Midlands) Ltd

Commendation  : “Nene Waterfront Wisbech”
Submitted by Fenland District Council

Rural Areas and the Natural Environment

Award  : “Broads Authority Sustainability Guide”
Submitted by Broads Authority

Commendation  : “Rainham Marshes – flagship for a greener Thames Gateway”
Submitted by RSPB

Heritage

Award  : “Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands”
Submitted by Terence O’Rourke and DaimlerChrysler Retail (DCR) Ltd

Commendation  : “Tiverton Pannier Market Enhancement Scheme”
Submitted by Mid Devon District Council

Planning Process

Award  : “Health and Urban Planning Toolkit”
Submitted by NHS London Healthy Urban Development Unit

Award  : “Celebrating 30 years of planning for real”
Submitted by Neighbourhoods Initiatives Foundation

Commendation : “Community Engagement in Area Action Plans”
Submitted by Burnley Borough Council

Commendation (Entry no 27) : “Building a Better Environment – a guide for developers”
Submitted by Environment Agency

Commendation (Entry no 56) : “DLR Langdon Park Station”
Submitted by Docklands Light Railway

E-Government

Award  : “Northamptonshire’s ECA & GI Suite”
Submitted by River Nene Regional Park Partnership

Commendation  : “Ancoats Urban Village Virtual Model”
Submitted by New East Manchester Ltd and ARUP

Spatial Strategies

Award (Entry no 76) : “Marine Spatial Strategies”
Submitted by Terence O’Rourke Ltd

Commendation (Entry no 11) : “Redcar & Cleveland Local Development Framework”
Submitted by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Commendation : “LB Barnet Primary Schools Capital Investment Programme – Planning Strategy”
Submitted by London Borough of Barnet

Climate Change

Award  : “2010 – A Waste Odyssey : Development of a Sustainable Waste Management Park”
Submitted by Cambridgeshire County Council

No award was made this year for Arts Culture and Sport or Equality and Diversity so entries for both these categories are welcome for 2008.

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These premier awards, which have been running since 1978, are for outstanding group achievement in town and country planning and celebrate the planning professions' contribution to the quality of life throughout the British Isles and Ireland.   The awards recognise the diversity of planning achievement, whether in urban or rural areas, whether large or small in scale, whether involving new development or regeneration and whether promoted by the public, private or community sectors.   The awards look beyond purely physical outcomes to recognise innovative plans, processes, techniques, information systems, programmes of community involvement and improvements to public services.

Most  RTPI Regions have been running their own Regional award schemes;  for information please go to the appropriate Regional website.

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Author:
Judy Woollett
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The Royal Town Planning Institute
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01-Apr-08
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