Celebrating Planning Excellence
There are 15 planning related categories in total and our RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence are free to enter. 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
West Midlands Chair's Award
This year The RTPI WM Chair, Victoria Lane, would like to dedicate the Chair's Award to an authority or development that has successfully incorporated green and blue spaces into communities with the aim of improving mental and physical health.
This award is not entered or judged through our awards process, but chosen locally by the regional chair and presented at the same time as the regional awards ceremony.
Nominate a planner or development initiative with up to 300 words of why they should be recognised. The nominee must be a member of the RTPI (in any membership grade). [email protected]
Key dates 2024
- April/early May - West Midlands judges site visits and/or Young Planner interviews
- 20 May - West Midlands shortlist announced
- 21 June - Announcing the winners in the West Midlands region at the RTPI West Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence 2024 Awards and Summer Ball
- 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 West Midlands 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.
The RTPI West Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence celebration event will be held in Birmingham at Millennium Point on the Friday 21 June 2024. Tickets are now on sale. Click here to book your place or table now. Early bird tickets are still available.
Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact us.
Sponsors
Headline Sponsor - 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 40 silks, No5 provides a nationwide service from its offices in Birmingham, London and Bristol. Chambers continues to attract high-quality work in all disciplines, combining excellent service standards with a progressive, modern and flexible approach to clients’ needs.
Category Sponsor - Delta Planning
Delta Planning is a Birmingham based independent town planning consultancy operating across a range of sectors, with a particular track record in Industrial/Logistics, Residential and Education projects. We have an impressive track record of managing complex major planning applications including EIAs, together with the successful promotion of strategic land. Delta Planning provides a client focussed and highly personalised consultancy service, combined with integrity, care and professionalism at all times. This results in a strong culture of collaborative working with our clients and design team partners and as a result we are well known as a trusted partner to work with.
Category Sponsor - Tetra Tech
Category Sponsor - Waterman Aspen
Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark on some of the biggest infrastructure projects across the UK on a secondment basis. We have built careers and provided technical expertise to our clients for 35 years. Put simply, we provide the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time – for as long as our clients need them.
If you are interested to sponsor, please contact us.
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact West Midlands Regional Coordinator. for more information or to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
