The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence celebrate outstanding plans, projects and people that demonstrate the power of planning. These 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.
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.
Entries for this year's awards have now closed. Thank you to everyone who entered.
The West Midlands' finalists have now been announced for the following categories:
- Best Project
- Best Plan
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Planning Authority of the Year
- Young Planner of the Year
RTPI West Midlands' winners will be announced at our Summer Ball and Awards Ceremony on Thursday 30 June at Millennium Point, Birmingham, sponsored by No5 Barristers' Chambers, Avison Young, Claremont Planning, Hayfield Homes and Pegasus Planning. Book your table or place now!
The winning and top scoring entries across all 15 categories will become national finalists in October and we will reward and celebrate the very best in planning at a ceremony in central London on 30 November. The silver jubilee cup will be awarded to the project deemed the most outstanding.
For more details on the Awards for Planning Excellence including the timeline, list of all categories, and FAQs, visit our awards hub.
You can also join the conversation on our social media channels using #RTPIAwards.
Ceremony sponsorship
No5 Barristers' Chambers
No5 Barristers' Chambers
Throughout its 100-year history, No5 has developed a reputation for breaking new ground and continues to be regarded as a forward-thinking set. No5 maintains its success in traditional sectors of law while offering specialist advice and representation at the cutting edge of newly evolving areas.
Having grown to over 260 barristers, including 37 silks, No5 provides a nationwide service from its offices in Birmingham, London, Bristol and Leicester. Chambers continues to attract high-quality work in all disciplines, combining excellent service standards with a progressive, modern and flexible approach to clients’ needs.
Reception and table drinks sponsorship
Avison Young
Avison Young
Avison Young creates economic, social and environmental value as a global real estate advisor, powered by people.
At Avison Young, we believe in creating positive impact wherever we go.
There is a vital role for commercial real estate to create healthy, productive workplaces for employees, cities that are centres of prosperity for its citizens, and built spaces and places that create a net benefit to the economy, the environment and the community.
Our nimble, agile team has global insight, local market expertise and access to some of the smartest technology in the industry.
See more at https://www.avisonyoung.co.uk/en-GB/web/birmingham
Claremont Planning Consultancy
Claremont Planning Consultancy
Claremont Planning is an independent consultancy providing planning advice for strategic development and managing applications for a range of development types. With a wealth of experience in all sectors of development, Claremont Planning is able to support the entire process from site appraisals through to detailed supporting reports, EIA and discharge of conditions. By forming strong relationships with our clients, consultant teams, Council Officers and the community, the team successfully demonstrate the acceptability of developments against planning policy and when necessary, justify exceptions for policy departures. This pragmatic and informed approach ensures that development schemes can be delivered effectively.
See more at http://claremontplanning.com/
Hayfield
Hayfield
Hayfield was formed in 2015 when its founders set out to deliver more meaningful and higher calibre homes than the volume housebuilders. The outstanding quality of Hayfield’s eco-focused developments are increasing standards industry-wide and exceeding the hopes and aspirations of those who choose to own a Hayfield home. Having defined the art of homemaking, the company has been honoured to receive the highest accolade in the homebuilding industry – Housebuilder of the Year – at the 2021 WhatHouse? Awards.
See more at https://www.hayfieldhomes.co.uk/
Pegasus Group
Pegasus Group
Pegasus Group is a leading development consultancy bringing innovative thinking to create beautiful places which enhance the built and natural environment.
Since 2003, we’ve been solving planning and development problems for our clients successfully, and we’re really proud of that. Even though our work is complex, what we deliver for our clients is very simple: we deliver results.
Everything we do is Expertly Done.
We have worked on some of the UK’s highest profile projects, developing excellent relationships with our clients and winning awards in the process.
See more at https://www.pegasusgroup.co.uk/
