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Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence

Celebrating Planning Excellence 

The Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire Awards for Planning Excellence winners 2024 who were announced at the RTPI Yorkshire Summer Reception on June 13 in Sheffield. 

  • Best Project - York Guildhall submitted by Burrell Foley Fischer
  • Young Planner of the Year - Rajlaxmi Gaware

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 

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 volunteer judges for giving their time, commitment and expertise for judging including taking the time for interviews and site visits. 

If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact [email protected] 

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