Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence shortlist
The RTPI Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence 2026 celebrate the very best plans, projects, homes and people.
Congratulations to the following entries who have been selected for our 2026 shortlist.
The winners will be revealed on 2 July at our Leeds awards ceremony.
Places
- Marsden Blueprint entered by Kirklees Council, Allies and Morrisons and Marsden Blueprint Partnership
- Leeds City Square entered by Leeds City Council
- The Fold entered by Stonewater, Vistry and Brewster Bye Architects
- Lowfield Green York, entered by BDP/ City of York Council
- Calverley Old Hall entered by Cowper Griffith Architects LLP
- Bradford City Centre Walking and Cycling Improvements Scheme by Bradford City Council
- Dewsbury Arcade, entered by BDP/Kirklees Council
- Base71 Youth Zone by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
- The Cocoa Works entered by Weedon Architects
- The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease by Carter Jonas LLP
- Back Lane, Thirsk by QAD Architects
- The East Riding Design Code by East Riding of Yorkshire Council
People
- Luci Birtwhistle (Young Planner of the Year)
- North Lincolnshire Council
- AAH Consultants
- PB Planning LTD
- Cara Chambers (Young Planner of the Year)
Join us to celebrate regional excellence
Now that our regional entries have been judged we are looking forward to meeting and giving recognition to the planners and teams who have delivered such inspiring work this year at our celebration event - places can be booked here Yorkshire Awards reception - Leeds | The Royal Town Planning Institute
A stepping stone to our national celebration
The winners in Yorkshire become national finalists.
High scoring shortlisted project entries from the nations and regions are 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 winners and commendations will be revealed at the Awards for Planning Excellence ceremony in 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.
Sponsors
Have you considered sponsoring our prestigious Yorkshire planning awards? Sponsoring the RTPI Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence is a powerful way to visibly support planning excellence and connect with a highly engaged professional audience.
If you’re interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sarah Richardson, Regional Manager Yorkshire.
More information
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact Sarah Richardson.
