

Join us for our Annual Summer Members Reception and Award Ceremony.
Joined by our RTPI President Helen Fadipe, this networking and social event will be open to all members and will be a multi celebration day.
We will celebrate new Chartered members in the region including new Fellows, Associate and Honorary members and congratulate them on this important and valuable milestone in their career.
We will also showcase our RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2025 finalists in the South West and announce the winners of the Best Project, Best Plan, Small Consultancy of the Year, Planning Authority of the Year, Young Planner of the Year, Best in Region and of course the RTPI South West Chairs Unsung Planning Hero Award for 2025 chosen by Dawn de Vries
We will also thank all our local RTPI Volunteers who are involved with a range of RTPI projects and initiatives such as our Judges, Young Planner steering groups, Planning Aid Volunteers, RTPI Committees and so much more.
We look forward to you joining us to learn, celebrate, and network in an inspiring setting where passion for shaping our environment and communities leads to success.
Booking
New Chartered, Associate, Fellow and Honorary Members since January 2024, South West Entrants into the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence will all receive an email invitation or can book via the booking link below and selecting 'new member'.
All RTPI Members and RTPI Volunteers if you would like to join the celebrations and attend this event then please book via the online booking link below.
Enquiries to [email protected]
Dress code: We want you to feel fabulous and totally yourself, so bring your personal style and let it shine through as you get ready to celebrate with us!
RTPI South West Awards for Planning Excellence Sponsors

Vistry
Sponsor of the Young Planner of the Year category

Vistry
Sponsor of the Young Planner of the Year category
Vistry Group is the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes. Our purpose as a responsible developer is to work in partnership to deliver sustainable homes, communities, and social value, leaving a lasting legacy of places people love.
Operating across 26 regions, we build homes for those who need them right across the UK, including Devon, Cornwall and Bristol. We sell homes on the open market through the Group’s three respected housebuilding brands: Bovis Homes, Linden Homes, and Countryside Homes.
We are a multi award-winning housebuilder and the Group has again been awarded the 5 Star Rating by the Home Builders Federation following the latest industry’s Customer Satisfaction Survey.
Vistry is committed to encouraging young people into the industry and ensuring we provide a wide variety of trainee, apprenticeships, graduate and continued development opportunities. Our young people within the industry will be the leaders in the future, therefore this award provides Vistry with an excellent opportunity to recognise excellence in this category.

Stride Treglown
Sponsor of the South West Best Project Category

Stride Treglown
Sponsor of the South West Best Project Category
"Stride Treglown are delighted to continue our sponsorship of the SW RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. The quality of the diverse submissions we have seen in recent years continues to demonstrate the importance of the input of planners have in the development process and, in particular, the ability to influence projects which involve the creative re-use of sites."
Sponsorship Opportunities
RTPI South West have a range of sponsorship opportunities for a number of events in the year, so please do get in touch to discuss. As well as supporting events which raise the profile of planning, they are a great way of aligning to your organisation values and goals.