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North East Awards for Planning Excellence

North East winners selected for the national awards

Congratulations to the following North East Awards for Planning Excellence winners who have been chosen as finalists in the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence national awards: 

  • Gateshead Exemplar Neighbourhood SPD, IDPartnership Northern, Excellence in Plan Making Practice
  • Bank House, Pilgrim Street, Avison Young, Ryder Architecture and Newcastle City Council, Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy
  • North Shields Transport Hub and Town Square, Napper Architects/North Tyneside Council/Willmott Dixon, Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy
  • Stephenson Building at Newcastle University, ELG Planning/NORR/Newcastle University, Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy
  • Morpeth Leisure Centre, DPP Planning, Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing
  • Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden, Pegasus Group, Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
  • Origin Planning Services, Small Planning Consultancy of the Year

The national awards ceremony will take place on 26 November 2024 in London.  If you are interested to sponsor or would like to book, please click here.

North East Awards for Planning Excellence winners

Here are the regional North East Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2024, who were announced at our Awards Dinner on Friday 28 June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newcastle: 

  • Best Plan – Gateshead Examplar Neighbourhood SPD submitted by IDPartnership
  • Best Project – Morpeth Leisure Centre submitted by DPP Planning
  • Best Project - Commended - Stephenson Building, Newcastle University submitted by ELG Planning, NORR and Newcastle University 
  • Young Planner of the Year – Josh Murphy submitted by Dominic Waugh, Fairhurst Group DDP
  • Small Consultancy of the Year – Origin Planning Services Limited submitted by Emily Andrews, Origin Planning Services Limited
  • Chair’s Award – Bank House submitted by Avison Young, Ryder Architecture and Newcastle City Council
  • Best in Region - Project Darlington, the Darlington Yards Project submitted by ELG Planning , Darlington Borough Council and Nicky Peacock.

The North East Awards for Planning Excellence recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.

The entries for our 2025 awards will open in January 2025.  Please contact Kim Walker, RTPI North East Co-ordinator, for more information or to discuss sponsorship opportunities in 2025.