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South East Awards for Planning Excellence shortlist

The RTPI South East Awards for Planning Excellence 2026 showcase and celebrate the best plans, projects, homes and people.

Congratulations to the following entries who have been selected for our 2026 shortlist:

Project category:

YASA Headquarters, Bicester Motion submitted by Edgars Limited
Ightham Mote Visitor Reception and Shop submitted by DHA Planning
Reawakening the Maison Dieu submitted by Dover District Council
Teynham Parochial CofE Primary School submitted by Bailey Partnership
Stone Parish Council (SPC), Stone Recreation Ground submitted by Graham Simpkin Planning (GSP)
Brighton Youth Centre submitted by Lewis and Co Planning
Life and Mind Building, University of Oxford submitted by NBBJ

Homes and Communities category:

Kingston Wharf submitted by Lewis and Co Planning SE Ltd
Staner Court submitted by Thanet District Council
Coronation Place, Uckfield, Wealden District Council submitted by Wealden District Council

Planning Consultancy category:

Arrow Planning
WWA

Planning Authority of the Year category:

Dover District Council
Mole Valley District Council - Planning Policy Team
South Downs National Park Authority

Young Planner of the Year category:

Michael Taylor, Wealden Dis:trict Council
Benjamin Hindle, Vistry Group
Toby Deacon, Lewis and Co Planning

Join us to celebrate regional excellence

Now that our regional shortlist is out, we are looking forward to meeting and giving recognition to the planners and teams who have delivered such inspiring work this past year.

We will be announcing our regional winners at our South East Awards Celebration Dinner, taking place at Southampton Football Club Ltd on Thursday, 9 July and hope you can join us.

Book your tickets here

A stepping stone to our national celebration

The winners in the South East become national finalists*.

High scoring shortlisted project entries from the regions and nations are also put through for judging in the national awards and will be judged against the other projects in their selected categories for the national finalist list. The remaining four direct to national categories are also judged to complete the national finalist list of 16 categories.

The national finalists will be announced on 7 October and the winners will be honoured at a celebration ceremony taking place in London on 3 December.

*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.