Northern Ireland Awards for Planning Excellence

Northern Ireland winners selected for the national awards  

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

Moylinney Court (HAPPI Development), Radius Housing Association in the Excellence in Planning for Communities (small schemes under 50 homes)  category
Murphy's on Main Street (Ederney Community Hub), Keys and Monaghan Architects in the Excellence in Planning for Health and Wellbeing category 
The Queen's University of Belfast (QUB) Business School and Student Hub, Gravis Planning in the Excellence in Planning for Heritage and Culture
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in the Planning Authority of the Year category

 The national awards ceremony will take place on 26 November 2024 in London. If you’re interested to sponsor or would like to book, please visit our awards page here.

Northern Ireland Awards for Planning Excellence Winners

Here are the Northern Ireland winners 2024 who were who were announced at our welcome celebration event at Riddell Hall, Belfast on 12 June.

Excellence in Planning for Communities – Moylinney Court submitted by Radius Housing
Excellence in Planning for Health & Wellbeing - Murphy’s on Main Street Community Hub submitted by Keys and Monaghan
Excellence in Planning for Heritage & Culture – Winner Queen’s University of Belfast Business School and Student Hub submitted by Gravis Planning
Northern Ireland Planning Authority of the Year - Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Northern Ireland Young Planner of the Year - Nick Salt

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 www.rtpi.org.uk/excellence

*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.