Celebrating Planning Excellence
The East Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence 2025 showcase and celebrate the best plans, projects and people.
Our coveted awards recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.
Entries are now closed.
The judging process
The RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence has 15 national award categories. Entries in the East Midlands are initially judged across 11 categories and awarded as:
- Best Plan
- Best Project
- Planning Authority of the Year
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Mid-Size Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Young Planner of the Year*
These winners become national finalists.
The shortlisted entries are put through for judging in the national awards and will be judged against the others 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 15 categories. The winners and commendations are announced at the national ceremony in November .
*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.
Key dates 2025
- Site visits – 23 April - 7 May - East Midlands judges site visits and/or Young Planner interviews
- 15 May - East Midlands shortlist announced
- 24 June - Announcing the winners in the East Midlands region at the awards ceremony
- August/September - National awards judging
- Mid-October - National finalists announced
- 27 November - National ceremony
The RTPI East Midlands Awards for Planning Excellence celebration event will be held in Nottingham on Tuesday 24 June 2025. Book your tickets here.
Sponsors
With thanks to Headline Ceremony Sponsor Marrons
and Drinks Reception sponsor Fisher German
If you are interested in sponsoring the East Midlands awards, please contact Shona Munro, RTPI East Midlands Regional Coordinator.
For more information
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact Shona Munro, RTPI East Midlands Regional Coordinator.
