London Awards for Planning Excellence shortlist 
The RTPI London Awards for Planning Excellence 2026 showcase and celebrate the best plans, projects, homes and people.
Congratulations to the following entries who have been selected for our 2026 shortlist:
People and Places:
- Amy Ingle
- Sophie Hulton-Harrop
- Oliver Johnson
- City of London
- DHA Planning
- Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
- WSP
- Carter Jonas
- Lewisham Council
- London Borough of Hounslow
Join us to celebrate regional excellence
Now that our regional entries have been judged, we are looking forward to meeting and giving recognition to the planners and teams who have delivered such inspiring work this past year.
We hope you can join us for our London celebration event on Thursday 16 July where we will be announcing and honouring our local winners. The London awards will be held at Howdens in London.
Hear from Jan Bessell our keynote speaker.
Book your tickets here.
A stepping stone to our national celebration
The winners in the London region become national finalists*.
High scoring shortlisted project entries from the regions and nations are also put through for judging in the national awards and will be judged against the other projects in their selected categories for the national finalist list. The remaining four direct to national categories are also judged to complete the national finalist list of 16 categories.
The national finalists will be announced on 7 October. And the winners will be honoured at a celebration ceremony taking place in London on 3 December.
*All Young Planner of the Year winners will be entered into the national shortlist and will be judged by the national judges and the top five will become national finalists.
Sponsors
Our sponsors are Dentons and Vistry.
For more information
If you have any questions, please visit the Awards hub or contact Emily Russell.