Awards for Planning Excellence

Open until 2 July

The RTPI North East Awards for Planning Excellence celebrate outstanding planners, plans and projects that demonstrate the power of planning in our regions.

The awards highlight exceptional examples of how planning and planners have a positive impact on our quality of life in creating exceptional places and protecting our environment. In recognising and rewarding excellence we aim to inspire others to achieve the same high standards.

Get the recognition you deserve and get started on your entry now! Complete your entry in seven easy steps:

Choose from our 3 categories open to entries to best showcase your work
Projects completed in the two years prior to 1 June 2021 are eligible. (Young Planners, choose your best achievements over recent years)
Create or log in to your account on our awards platform - this will allow you to log in and modify your entry at any time before you make your final submission (if you have previously entered the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence using our new online platform, you can use your previous login details)
Familiarise yourself with the judging criteria - these can be viewed once adding each category to your basket
Read our how to win guide
Complete the entry form and choose up to five great images to showcase your work
Send your entry by 11.59pm, 2 July 2021 - there is no fee to pay as these awards are completely free to enter

Submissions must be located within the North East of England, comprising Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough, and Redcar and Cleveland.

All types of planning activity are eligible, including plans, processes, projects and completed schemes. Work completed or virtually completed during the two years prior to the 1st June 2021 is eligible for entry but particular care should be taken not to enter projects prematurely before they can be assessed fully against all the judging criteria. Submissions should state at what stage in the planning process the project has reached, for example dates on which the planning application was submitted/approved, dates of consultation on/adoption of a Plan.

Who can enter:
- Planning consultancies
- Local planning authorities, community groups
- Architects and landscape architects
- Surveyors, engineers
- Developers and investors
The RTPI welcomes collaborative submissions involving different professions. It is not necessary to be an RTPI member to enter.

Projects or work which has previously won a RTPI Award for Planning Excellence may not be re-entered in the same category, but those shortlisted or commended may be re-entered.
This award seeks out the brightest RTPI members in the early stages of their careers. Potential candidates can work in any area of the industry. We are looking for outstanding Young Planners who can demonstrate a contribution to planning, significant career achievements in recent years and a commitment to the profession.

Entrants must be in the first 10 years of post-qualification experience and be a current member of the RTPI. A candidate can nominate themselves or they can also be nominated by an employer, colleague or peer.
The theme of the RTPI North East Chair's Award 2021 is Developing resilience during COVID-19

This year's Chair's Award will acknowledge entrants who have developed resilience during the continued and extraordinary effects arising during COVID. This may include innovative working methods, delivering a high standard of planning services, and safeguarding the physical and mental wellbeing of planners and the public.

RTPI North East Awards for Planning Excellence are sponsored by

BH Planning & Design are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the RTPI North East Awards for Planning Excellence in 2021. The quality of the submissions in recent years has demonstrated the great work of the profession in this region and the important role that planning professionals play in influencing projects through the development process. We are proud to be sponsoring this celebration of our successes in the North East.

We believe the RTPI Regional Awards play a key role in driving quality and ambition by recognising the hard work of professionals in the UK planning environment. We are thrilled to be able to expand our ongoing sponsorship of these awards under our new Tetra Tech brand.”

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Awards for Planning Excellence

Get the recognition you deserve and get started on your entry now! Complete your entry in seven easy steps:

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