Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence

Celebrating Planning Excellence

The Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2025 who were announced at the Leeds ceremony on 26 June.

Best Project – Bradford heritage-led regeneration - submitted by Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Planning Authority of the Year – East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Young Planner of the Year – Phoebe Gilchrist - Senior Planner Carter Jonas
Chair’s Award – York Minster Photovoltaic Array and York Minster Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills & Estate Management - both submitted by The Chapter of York

Commended entries

Project - Heart of the City Sheffield entered by nineteen47
Plan - Wakefield District Local Plan
Local Planning Authority - North Lincolnshire Council and City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Planning Consultancy - AAH Consultants

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 RTPI | RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence - celebrating planning.

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.

For more information

For questions about the shortlisting and celebration event please visit the awards hub or contact Sarah Richardson, RTPI Yorkshire Regional Coordinator.