South East Region Awards for Planning Excellence Winners
The RTPI South East Awards for Planning Excellence continue to recognise and highlight the positive contribution planning professionals make in the communities we serve around the world.
Congratulations to the South East Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2024, who were announced at the RTPI South East Awards Dinner at The Crowne Plaza, Reading on 12 July.
- Best in Region: Brighton 3Ts – Louisa Martindale Building entered by BDP and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Best Plan: Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document entered by South Downs National Park Authority
- Best Project: Brighton 3Ts – Louisa Martindale Building entered by BDP and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Small Planning Consultancy of the Year: ONH (O’Neil Homer)
- Young Planner of the Year: Elouise Mitchell, Lee Evans Partnership LLP
A stepping stone to our national celebration
These winners become national finalists except for Young Planner of the Year, who will be judged by the national judges in September. The top five will become Young Planner of the Year national finalists.
All the shortlisted entries from the project categories* will be judged for the national finalist list. The remaining five direct-to-national categories** are also judged to complete the national finalist list of a total of 15 categories.
The national finalists will be announced on 16 October, and the winners will be announced and celebrated on 26 November 2024 in London at the national ceremony. Details will be announced here.
*Project categories:
- Excellence in Planning for a Successful Economy
- Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing
- Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
- Excellence in Planning for the Natural Environment
- Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes under 50 homes)
- Excellence in Planning for Communities (large schemes of 50 homes or more)
**Direct to national categories:
- Excellence in Digital Planning Practice
- International Award for Planning Excellence
- In-house Planning Team of the Year
- Planning Consultancy of the Year
- Inspirational Leader of the Year
Thank you to the judges.
Thank you to the RTPI South East judges for generously volunteering their time, dedication, and expertise to the judging process, including participating in interviews and site visits. Your commitment and support are truly appreciated.
For more information.
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact Susan Millington, RTPI South East Regional Coordinator.
Sponsors
Awards Ceremony sponsor - PJA
PJA is a specialist design practice with an integrated approach to transport, engineering and placemaking. Our holistic approach ensures both innovative and deliverable design solutions and supports our vision to create better places through great design.
We bring together a creative, committed and highly experienced team of over 130 people providing invaluable design and infrastructure advice for major growth and development projects across a network of eight offices in the UK and Australia. We have a genuine passion for what we do and we work hard to ensure that the ethos of good design and quality advice runs through all aspects of our business.
Website: Transport Planning, Engineering & Placemaking - PJA
Awards Ceremony sponsor - Stantec
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That’s why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. We care about the communities we serve because they’re our communities too. This allows us to assess what’s needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what’s never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate towards a shared success.
We’re planners, designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
Website: Stantec, Reading
Category sponsors:
Young Planner of the Year: Henley Business School, University of Reading
Henley Business School, University of Reading is proud to sponsor the 2024 RTPI South East Young Planner Award. Planning education at Reading was founded more than 50 years ago, by Sir Peter Hall. In September 2024 an updated version of the dual RTPI and RICS-accredited Masters in Spatial Planning & Development will launch, incorporating new, real-world based projects and continuing our longstanding reputation for educating market-aware planners with impact. Contact us to find out more.
Sponsorship opportunities
If you are interested to sponsor a category, please get in touch with Susan Millington to discuss sponsorship opportunities.
