Celebrating Planning Excellence
The North East 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 North East 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.
"We are delighted that the practice has been once again recognised for its work by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), and these awards build on previous success for North East Best Project an award we last won for our work at Wynyard Hall and our nomination for planning consultancy of the year as the national awards."
Stephenson Building at Newcastle University submitted by ELG Planning, NORR and Newcastle University
Key dates 2025
- 2 May - Site visits – North East judges site visits and/or Young Planner interviews
- 15 May - North East shortlist announced
- 27 June - Announcing the winners in the North East region at the Annual Awards Dinner
- August/September - National awards judging
- Mid-October - National finalists announced
- 27 November - National ceremony
The RTPI North East Awards for Planning Excellence celebration event will be held in Newcastle Upon Tyne on 27 June 2025. Book your tickets here.
Sponsors
If you are interested in sponsoring the North East awards, please contact Kim Walker, RTPI North East Regional Coordinator.
For more information
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact Kim Walker, RTPI North East Regional Coordinator.
