Awards for Planning Excellence 2024

Celebrating Planning Excellence
Meet our Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2024

The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2024, now in their 47^th year, showcase and celebrate the very best plans, people and projects and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. The winners were announced on 26 November at our national ceremony in London. Our photographer captured some great pictures, do have a look out our Flikr page which will be updated later this week. 

Introducing the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2024 winners:

Excellence in Plan Making Practice Winner
Climate Emergency DPD submitted by Cornwall Council

Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy Winner
Stockport Interchange submitted by Stockport Council / Transport for Greater Manchester

Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing Winner
Morpeth Leisure Centre submitted by DPP Planning

Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
Melville Phase 1 submitted by Plymouth City Council, Urban Splash and Gillespie Yunnie Architects

Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment
Luston Wetland - Phosphate Credit Trading Scheme submitted by Herefordshire Council

Excellence in Planning for Communities (large schemes of 50 or more)
College Road, Croydon submitted by HTA Design LLP

Excellence in Digital Planning Practice Winner
Digital Twin: Engaging our community and bringing the Watford Green Loop to life submitted by Watford Borough Council

International Award for Planning Excellence Winner
Thimphu Structure Plan 2023 submitted by Prior + Partners and Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport and Thimphu Thromde

In-house Planning Team of the Year Winner
NHS Property Services

Small Planning Consultancy of the Year Winner
HTA Design LLP

Planning Consultancy of the Year Winner
Prior + Partners

Planning Authority of the Year Winner
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Inspirational Leader of the Year Winner
Mike Best

Young Planner of the Year Winner
Frances Keenan

• Excellence in Plan Making Practice
• 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 or more homes)
• Excellence in Digital Planning Practice
• International Award for Planning Excellence
• 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

View the Awards for Planning Excellence national winners, commended and finalists' brochure here. 

Thanks to all our RTPI members and staff, entrants, judges, and sponsors who continue to make these awards a highlight and celebrate the best in planning. 

Sign up for 2025

The entries for our 2025 awards will open in January 2025. Please contact Lucy Barton-Roberts or the Awards Team for more information or to discuss sponsorship opportunities.

Thanks to sponsors FTB, AIDash, KDH Associates and Howden.