Celebrating Planning Excellence 
The RTPI North East Awards for Planning Excellence 2024 showcase and celebrate the best plans, people and projects.
Our coveted awards recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.
There are 15 planning related categories the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. See the full list here.
Plans
Projects
- Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy
- Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing
- Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
- Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment
- Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes under 50 homes)
- Excellence in Planning for Communities (large schemes of 50 homes or more)
- Excellence in Digital Planning Practice
- International Award for Planning Excellence
People
- In-house Planning Team of the Year
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Planning Authority of the Year
- Inspirational Leader of the Year
- Young Planner of the Year
This year’s Chair’s award is the ‘Biggest contribution to Economic Development and Regeneration.’ This award is not entered through our awards process but chosen locally by the regional chair and presented at the same time as the regional awards ceremony.
Click to see more on our North East previous region winners.
Key dates 2024
- Judges site visit – Friday 19 April.
- Young Planner interviews tbc – April/Early May
- 20 May – North East shortlist announced
- 28 June - Announcing the winners at the North East Awards Dinner – Please save the date and we will provide further information nearer the time or book here.
- August/September - National awards judging
- Mid October - National finalists announced
- End November - National ceremony
The judging process
The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence has 15 national award categories. Entries in the North East are initially judged across 10 categories and awarded as:
- Best Plan
- Best Project
- Planning Authority of the Year
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Young Planner of the Year*
These winners become national finalists.
The shortlisted entries are put through for judging in the national awards and will be judged against the others in their selected categories for the national finalist list. The remaining five direct to national categories are also judged to complete the national finalist list of 15 categories. The winners and commendations are announced at the national ceremony in November.
*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
If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact us.
For more information
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact North East Regional Coordinator. for more information or to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
