Celebrating our national award winners
Congratulations to the following East of England Awards for Planning Excellence winners who have just won an RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence national awards:
Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes of 50 or less) – Winner
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, submitted by Bidwells.
A sustainable new heart for Lucy Cavendish College in Cambridge, providing student rooms and social spaces to help provide higher education for the wider community.
The judges’ comments:
This project faced a number of complex challenges, which were addressed head on to deliver the project on time. Judges noted that what they have achieved is an exemplar template for how to plan for diversity and inclusion.
East of England Winners selected for national awards
Congratulations to the following East of England Awards for Planning Excellence winners who have been chosen as finalists in the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence national awards:
Watford Local Plan 2021-2038: A Sustainable Town, Watford Borough Council, Excellence in Plan Making Practice
Marleigh, Cambridge, Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, Excellence in Planning for Communities (large schemes of 50 or more)
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, Bidwells, Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes of 50 or less)
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, Bidwells, Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing
The Reef Leisure Centre, North Norfolk District Council, Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing
Central Bedfordshire Council, Planning Authority of the Year
DAC Planning, Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
Bethany Rance, Young Planner of the Year
East of England Awards for Planning Excellence Winners
Here are the East of England Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2023, who were announced at our awards ceremony on 22 June at The Riding School, Hatfield House.
- Best Plan Watford Local Plan 2021-2038: A Sustainable Town, entered by Watford Borough Council – submitted by Watford Borough Council
- Best Project Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge – submitted by Bidwells
- Planning Authority of the Year - Central Bedfordshire Council
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year - DAC Planning
- Young Planner of the Year – Bethany Rance, East Suffolk Council
The East of England Awards for Planning Excellence recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.
