Celebrating Planning Excellence
The RTPI South West Awards for Planning Excellence continue to recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.
Congratulations to the South West Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2025 who were announced at the Annual Summer Members Reception and Awards Ceremony on the 11 June in Exeter.
Best Plan
- Winner - Jersey Marine Spatial Plan entered by Fiona Fyfe Associates and Government of Jersey
- Commended - Liveable Water Lane Supplementary Planning Document: Development Framework And Design Code entered by Exeter City Council and LDA Design
Find out more about these winning plans here
Best Project
- Winner and Best in Region - North Prospect Regeneration entered by Plymouth Community Homes and Plymouth City Council
- Commended - Derriford Commercial Centre entered by Plymouth City Council
Find out more about these winning projects here
Mid-Size Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Commended - Lighthouse Development Consulting
Find out more about these great teams here
Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Winner - Place Studio
- Commended - Polden Planning
Find out more about these great teams here
Young Planner of the Year
- Winner - Rachel Blanchard, BCP Council
- Commended - Elliot Dommet, Stantec
Find out more about these inspiring young planners here
South West Chairs Award for Unsung Planning Hero*
- Winner - Andrew Marx, Government of Jersey
- Highly Commended - Michelle Luscombe, Teignbridge District Council
- Commended - Tracey Ingle, Government of Jersey
Find out more about this special award and the 2025 results here
*This is a separate regional only award.
“Entries for this year’s South West RTPI awards demonstrated the extraordinary variety of work that the region’s planning professionals undertake. From our exceptionally talented young planners, to seasoned consultancy practices, to hard-working local planning authorities, this year’s entries demonstrate the skill, dedication and creativeness that South West planners pour into their work on a daily basis. We are delighted to celebrate this year’s winners and commendations.” Stuart Wingfield, RTPI South West Head Judge
A stepping stone to our national celebration
These winners become national finalists except for Young Planner of the Year who will be judged by the national judges in September. The top five will become Young Planner of the Year national finalists.
All the shortlisted entries from the project categories* will be judged for the national finalist list. The remaining four direct to national categories** are also judged to complete the national finalist list of a total of 15 categories.
The national finalists will be announced on 9 October. The winners will be announced and celebrated on 27 November 2025 in London at the national ceremony. Details will be announced here. [hyperlink ‘here’ to www.rtpi.org.uk/excellence or to the event booking page itself once available later].
*Project categories:
- 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)
**Direct to national categories:
- Excellence in Digital Planning Practice
- International Award for Planning Excellence
- In-house Planning Team of the Year
- Planning Consultancy of the Year
Thank you to the judges
Thank you to our judges for generously volunteering their time, dedication, and expertise to the judging process, including participating in interviews and site visits. Your commitment and support are truly appreciated.
Thank you to the Sponsors
Vistry
Sponsor of the Young Planner of the Year category
Vistry
Sponsor of the Young Planner of the Year category
Vistry Group is the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes. Our purpose as a responsible developer is to work in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places people love.
Operating across 26 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK, including Devon, Cornwall and Bristol. We sell homes on the open market through the Group’s three respected housebuilding brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.
We are a multi award-winning housebuilder and the Group has again been awarded the 5 Star Rating by the Home Builders Federation following the latest industry’s Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Vistry is committed to encouraging young people into the industry and ensuring we provide a wide variety of trainee, apprenticeships, graduate and continued development opportunities. Our young people within the industry will be the leaders in the future, therefore this award provides Vistry with an excellent opportunity to recognise excellence in this category.
Stride Treglown
Sponsor of the South West Best Project Category
Stride Treglown
Sponsor of the South West Best Project Category
"Stride Treglown are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the SW RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. The quality of the diverse submissions we have seen in recent years continues to demonstrate the importance of the input of planners have in the development process and, in particular, the ability to influence projects which involve the creative re-use of sites."
For more information
For questions about the shortlisting and celebration event please visit the awards hub or Charlotte Daborn, RTPI South West Regional Coordinator.
