

The South East Awards Dinner celebrates our members’ great successes and achievements within planning. The evening will recognise and celebrate those outstanding individuals, plans and projects who entered the 2025 Awards for Planning Excellence.
We are honoured to have the presence of the Chief Planner, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Joanna Averley and RTPI Vice- President Jan Bessell.
We are delighted to announce that the awards ceremony will be hosted by Sasha White KC, one of the leading silks specialising in Planning Law and Head of the Planning Group at Landmark Chambers. Sasha is also one of the 5 founding hosts on Have We Got Planning News for You since April 2020 which has now produced over 60 episodes.
You can book individual places or tables of 8 or 10 guests.
Tickets also include a three course meal with wine/non-alcoholic beverages, live band and entertainment. Carriages is at midnight.
Dress code: Black tie/formal/traditional
Accommodation: If you are looking to stay overnight at the Hotel, you can use discount code RTPIAC to get a 15% discount.
CPD event: You may want to join the CPD event below which takes place on the same day in the afternoon. Please use code SEEvents40 to enjoy a 40% discount.
- The return of strategic planning: – The implications of local government reorganisation and devolution for the planning system,3 July, Oxford (1:00pm -5:00pm)
Venue: There is free parking available at the venue, you will need to register your car at reception on arrival. The venue is an 18 minutes taxi ride from Oxford station. Please click on the link for directions to the venue: Leonardo Royal Hotel Oxford.
Thank you to our Ceremony and Headline sponsor Wates Developments
Sponsorship opportunities
If you are interested to sponsor a category, please get in touch with Susan Millington to discuss sponsorship opportunities.