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.
RTPI West Midlands' winners were 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.
- Best Project - Houlton School
- Best Plan - Smethwick to Birmingham Corridor Framework Document and Grove Lane Masterplan
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year - Eldnar Consultancy
- Planning Authority of the Year - Birmingham City Council
- Young Planner of the Year - Alice Jones
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 Sponsor
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.
Table Drinks Sponsor
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/
Awards Category Sponsor
Tetra Tech
Tetra Tech
With a network of chartered planners within our offices across the country, Tetra Tech Planning pride ourselves on our creative thinking, comprehensive knowledge of changing policy and understanding of underlying trends.
We focus on providing practical advice, securing deliverable permissions and understanding the local drivers to meet our client’s needs, whatever the challenges.
Planning is one part of Tetra Tech’s full multi-disciplinary offering. We add value at every stage of the journey, across the full spectrum of projects. From the long-term promotion of strategic sites to the delivery of high-volume or one-off detailed development management solutions. Our agility and renowned technical experience enable us to adapt quickly and provide experts for projects that meet the needs of a wide range of clients, drawn from the private, public and voluntary sectors.
Our services include:
- planning applications
- site appraisals
- site promotion
- community consultation and stakeholder engagement
- research and policy formulation
- appeals and expert witness
For more information about Tetra Tech, please visit tetratech.com