Past awards

RTPI North East Regional Awards

The RTPI North East Region was established in 2006 and ran its first Regional Awards Scheme in that year. 

Its predecessor, the RTPI Northern Branch (which included Cumbria) had organised themed annual awards since 1984, during which time distinguished winners included Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle (New Life for Old Buildings, 1989), the River Tees Barrage (Water and Development, 1994), the Sea to Sea Cycle Route (Planning for Cycling, 1996), the Eco Centre, Hebburn (Planning Making a Difference, 1997), East Quayside, Newcastle (Spaces, 1998), the Hadrians Wall World Heritage Site Management Plan (Delivering Results through Partnership, 1999), Tynemouth Village (Planning with Communities, 2001), and the Grainger Town Regeneration Project, Newcastle (2003).

 The winners and commended entries in the RTPI North East Regional Awards Scheme are listed below.

2012

Awards: The Toffee Factory, Newcastle (xsite architecture), Developer Guidance Notes (Newcastle City Council), and Northumberlandia (Banks Group) (2012 Chair's Award for Rural Planning) Commendations: The Chapter House, All Saints Church, Cleadon (B3 Architecture) and Bolam Coyne (Newcastle City Council)

2011

Awards: Boho One and Bohouse (Middlesbrough Council) (Overall Winner) and St Nicholas Square, Newcastle upon Tyne (Robinson Landscape Design Ltd) (2011 Chairs Award for Urban Design) Commendations: The Courtyard, Preston Farm, Eaglescliffe (PF Developments), Durham Road Eco Homes (Gateshead Council) and Sunderland Seafront Regeneration (Sunderland City Council)

2010

Awards: Distinctly Darlington Design of New Development Supplementary Planning Document (Darlington Borough Council) (Overall Winner) The Hub, Barnard Castle (Prism Planning, Teesdale Community Resources and Browne Smith Baker) (2010 Chairs Award forSustainability) Commendations: Virginia House, Newcastle upon Tyne (Newcastle City Council and Tyneside Cyrenians), Avondale Park, Gateshead (Gateshead Council) and Blyth Beach Chalets (IDPartnership-Northern)

2009

Award: The Regeneration of St Jamess Church Hall, Alnwick (Isos Housing Ltd) and Berwick WorkSpace, Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Newcastle Phase 1 Redevelopment (Nathaniel Berwick upon Tweed (Northumberland County  Council) (Joint Winners) Commendation: Lichfield and Partners on behalf of Capital Shopping Centres)

2008

Award: Cleadon Park Regeneration Scheme (South Tyneside Council and Isos Housing Ltd, on behalf of the Cleadon Park Community Partnership) Commendations: Sunniside Gardens (Sunderland City Council); Residents Urban Design Training (Gateshead Council and Planning Aid North); City Campus East (Northumbria University and Dickinson Dees LLP)

2007

Award: Planning Education for Young People (Planning Aid North) Commendation: South Tyneside Local Development Framework (South Tyneside Council)

2006

Award:The Greenhouse Eco Business Centre, Derwentside (entered by Groundwork West Durham)
Commendation: Phase 1, Ridley Park, Blyth (Blyth Riverside Regeneration)