Enillydd / Winner: Wrexham Digital Place Plan submitted by Owen Davies Consulting 

The Digital Place Plan produced by Owen Davies Consulting in 2022 for Smart Towns Wales (a Smart Towns programme funded by Welsh Government) piloted an innovative ‘digital placemaking’ approach and provided the catalyst for Wrexham becoming the Smartest place in Wales.

The judges said “An innovative project bringing together planning placemaking with specialised digital knowledge and technology and public and private partners to improve town centre vitality and efficiency. It showed the potential for a digital dimension in mainstream placemaking"