Awards for Planning Excellence

Open until 2 July

The RTPI South 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 5 categories open to entries to best showcase your work
Select your best work completed between 2020 and 2021 (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

Description

The Awards champion the very best examples of planning and planners in the South East. They demonstrate the positive impact planning has on our quality of life and celebrate professional expertise. The Awards are open to all planners, both members and non-members, and all other built environment professions and community groups.Winning or being shortlisted is a clear demonstration of high quality work and professionalism. This category recognises projects or schemes - including developments, physical buildings or structures etc, which should be totally or substantially completed on the ground )

Eligibility

Projects completed during 2019 and 2020 are eligible for entry, even if the planning component was completed years prior. Particular care should be taken to avoid entering schemes prematurely before they can be satisfactorily assessed. We recommend projects are completed, or sufficiently completed, in order to be assessed fully against all the judging criteria and other submissions. You may enter a project into more than one category, but we do ask that you complete an entry form for each category.

Projects or work that has previously won an RTPI Award for Planning Excellence may not be re-entered in the same category, but those shortlisted or commended may be re-entered.

Submissions must be located within the South East region which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and West Sussex.
Description

This category recognises submissions which demonstrate excellent practice in plan making. For example, this can include both local plans and masterplans. If submitting a local plan please outline through your submission how the local plan was unique and went above and beyond. Other examples of plan making practice, such as neighbourhood plans and strategies are also welcome.

Eligibility

Projects completed in the two years prior to 1 June 2021 are eligible for entry, even if the planning component was completed years prior. Particular care should be taken to avoid entering schemes prematurely before they can be satisfactorily assessed. We recommend projects are completed, or sufficiently completed, in order to be assessed fully against all the judging criteria and other submissions.

You may enter a project into more than one category, but we do ask that you provide an entry form for each category. Projects or work that has previously won an RTPI Award for Planning Excellence may not be re-entered in the same category, but those shortlisted or commended may be re-entered.

Submissions must be located within the South East region which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and West Sussex.
Description
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 or significant career achievements in recent years.

Eligibility
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.
Theme: Celebrating Innovation

This year’s Chair's Award will recognise planning teams, organisations or individuals who have been innovative during the Covid 19 pandemic to deliver tasks/projects to the highest standards and continued to engage with local communities.

Eligibility

The Chair's Award is a discretional Award chosen by the Regional Chair and agreed with the Regional Judges. The Award may be given to a person, team, department, authority or planning practice which has stood out that year. No application is required.