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RTPI national award judges

The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence celebrate outstanding plans, projects, homes and people that demonstrate the power of planning. These awards shine a light on how planning and planners make a positive difference to our quality of life, creating exceptional places and protecting our environment.  With 16 categories across four key areas these awards showcase the very best of our profession.

RTPI judges make up an expert panel whose role it is to evaluate our entries each year. We have judging panels in each region and nation, and national judges.

 

Role title

RTPI Awards judge - national

Outline of role

As a judge, you'll play a vital part in recognising excellence in planning at a national level.  

Your role includes judging winning entries from our nations and regions and entries to our 'straight to national' categories, ahead of our national awards ceremony.

Eligibility criteria

  • an analytical approach with the ability to evaluate work objectively
  • strong appreciation of the awards criteria
  • experience of working in the public and private sector
  • national awards judges can not participate in judging in the regions and nations in the same year.

Minimum time commitment

Depending on the number of entries, the time commitment requirement may vary year on year. 

As an estimate, the timings are:

  • an induction session to familiarise you with the judging process
  • online judging of the entries – two to three hours
  • interviews for relevant categories:
    • interviews – approximately 20 minutes per interview, plus 10 - 20 minutes for questions and answers and discussion.

Length of term

We refresh our judging panels regularly, with judges invited to participate each year. 

Impact of the role

As part of the RTPI's national judging panel, you'll help identify the entries that showcase exceptional placemaking and demonstrate planning's positive impact on the communities we serve.  Your expertise and insight will help celebrate and champion excellence in our profession.

How to get involved

Email awards@rtpi.org.uk for further details. And let us know you're interested by completing this form.

Opening and closing date 

We accept expressions of interest throughout the year.

Start date

Judging takes place August to October ahead of the national awards ceremony which take place at the end of the year.

Find out more

Get in touch with the events team on awards@rtpi.org.uk