The North East Awards Annual Dinner is a prestigious event that celebrates the remarkable successes and achievements of our members in the field of planning. This evening is dedicated to recognising and celebrating the outstanding individuals and projects that participated in the 2025 Awards for Planning Excellence. It is also a wonderful opportunity to network, meet new people, and reconnect with friends and colleagues.
Dress code for the evening is traditionally a black-tie event however we also welcome a range of elegant options.
The evening will consist of
- A sparkling wine reception
- Three course dinner menu including wine
- Presentation of Award for Planning Excellence
- Entertainment to be announced soon
We will be joined by Helen Fadipe, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to present trophies to the Winners and Commendations for 2025.
Accessibility
• The venue is 10-minute walk away from Newcastle Central Station
• Directions and parking
• The venue is accessible by taxi
Learn more about our Awards for Planning Excellence.
If you are interested in learning more about the sponsorship opportunities for the 2025 Awards please contact Kim Walker.
We look forward to celebrating with you at the North East Awards Annual Dinner 2025.
Bookings Close: 5pm, Wednesday 18 June.
We are pleased to introduce you to our generous sponsors, to whom we extend our sincere thanks.
Headline Sponsor
EDF Renewables UK and Ireland
EDF Renewables UK and Ireland
EDF Renewables UK and Ireland is part of one of the world’s largest electricity companies and our investment and innovation in renewable energy projects is reducing costs for consumers and bringing significant benefits to communities.
EDF Renewables has an experienced team bringing complex development projects to fruition, across various renewable technologies, including onshore and offshore wind, solar, battery storage and hydrogen with more than 550 colleagues across the UK.
Ceremony Sponsors
Hedley Planning Services
Hedley Planning Services
Hedley Planning is an award winning town planning consultancy, with a strong regional focus and a track record for unlocking complex sites and securing implementable planning permissions for clients.
Operating from two north east offices, our highly experienced staff advise a range of clients for housing, commercial and industrial developers and investors. Our experience sets us apart from our peers, we bring commercial knowledge to all schemes to ensure clients have clear, sound direction.
Lichfields
Lichfields
Lichfields is the pre-eminent planning and development consultancy in the UK. Its specialists deliver insight, innovation and advice to create great places for future generations. In 2022, it celebrated its landmark 60th anniversary.
With over 250 people operating from a network of nine offices across the UK, it combines local contacts with the know-how to deal with every kind of project, large or small.
It offers a broad range of planning services including economics, heritage, sustainability, and urban design. Clients include local authorities, government bodies, as well as developers, landowners and operators in the housing, retail, leisure, commercial, and infrastructure sectors.
Origin Planning Services
Origin Planning Services
Origin Planning Services are a proactive and commercially focused Town Planning Consultancy that help our clients navigate through the complexities of the UK planning system. We aim to offer a professional and responsive service helping clients to secure a positive outcome in the shortest possible timescales.
Ward Hadaway LLP
Ward Hadaway LLP
Ward Hadaway is one of the largest full service law firms in the North of England with a reputation for quality, innovation and adopting a practical approach to meeting our clients’ needs. With 93 partners and almost 500 staff, the firm’s partner-led approach with all clients is supported by a resource that has real strength in depth.
We operate from offices in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester and have a substantial client base of regional, national and international clients from the public and private sectors. We have specialists and acknowledged experts in a number of fields with many of our partners being highly rated by legal directories and more importantly the clients they work for.