East of England Region Awards for Planning Excellence Shortlist
The RTPI East of England Awards for Planning Excellence 2024 showcase and celebrate the best plans, people, and projects.
Congratulations to the following entries who have been selected for our 2024 shortlist:
Best Plan
- Central Bedfordshire Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document entered by Central Bedfordshire Council
- Dunton Hills Garden Village Supplementary Planning Document entered by HTA Design LLP
- Forest of Marston Vale Supplementary Planning Document entered by Central Bedfordshire Council
Best Project
- 1000 Discovery Drive, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, entered by Bidwells
- Ben's Yard, entered by Carter Jonas
- Buntingford First School entered by Smith Jenkins Planning & Heritage
- Emmanuel College South Court Redevelopment and Refurbishment entered by Bidwells
- Emmaus Cambridge Solohaus Homes entered by Carter Jonas
- Mill Green entered by Brooks Murray Architects
- Mill House Cambridge entered by Carter Jonas
- One Cambridge Square entered by Bidwells
- Platinum Stages, Elstree Studios entered by Hertsmere Borough Council
- Teachers Close, Needham Market entered by Ingleton Wood LLP
Planning Authority of the Year
- Greater Cambridge Shared Planning
- Hertsmere Borough Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
- DAC Planning
- Lawson Planning Partnership Ltd
Young Planner of the Year
- James Angus, Cala Homes
- Matthew Harmsworth, Arcadis
Join us to celebrate regional excellence
Now that our regional shortlist is out, we are looking forward to meeting and giving recognition to the planners and teams who have delivered such inspiring work this past year.
We hope you can join us for our East of England Region celebration event on Thursday, 20 June, where we will be announcing and honouring our local winners. The event will be held at Cripps Court in Cambridge Find out more
All shortlisted entrants will be contacted about attendance at the event.
A steppingstone to our national celebration
All the East of England Awards local winning entries will be put forward for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence national awards*. The national finalists will be announced in mid-October. And the winners will be honoured at a celebration ceremony taking place in London on 26 November.
*All Young Planner of the Year winners will be entered into the national shortlist and will be judged by the national judges and the top five will become national finalists.
For more information
If you have any questions, please visit the awards hub or contact East of England Regional Coordinator.
Ceremony sponsor
Axis Land Partnerships
Ceremony Sponsor
Axis Land Partnerships
Ceremony Sponsor
Axis Land Partnerships is a land promotion and development company. We take on all the work needed to achieve a planning consent whether we are promoting your site long-term through the local plan or preparing a detailed application for submission to the local planning authority. Our expertise is based on a wealth of experience in planning, construction and infrastructure and the flexibility and willingness to explore new ways of working.
Category Sponsors
Bidwells
Planning Authority of the Year Category Sponsor
Bidwells
Planning Authority of the Year Category Sponsor
We’re a leading UK property consultancy, at the forefront of two of the most dynamic real estate markets in the UK: the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and the emerging field of Natural Capital.
Our 500-strong team manages over £5.2bn in property assets for national and international investors, and serves as a gateway to these highly attractive markets for science and technology corporations and investors across North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe.
Today, we are the largest property consultancy in the Arc region, with one of the largest planning teams in the UK - our work is extraordinarily diverse.
Vistry Group
Young Planner of the Year Category Sponsor
Vistry Group
Young Planner of the Year Category Sponsor
Vistry Group is a top 5 housebuilder with a purpose to develop sustainable new homes and communities across all sectors of the UK housing market. Vistry do this with an ethos of doing the right thing across all operations, and with our people acting by our values of integrity, caring and quality.
Vistry Group is uniquely positioned to lead the way in the UK housing market with a countercyclical business model featuring Vistry Housebuilding and Vistry Partnerships which combines both partner delivery and development-led capabilities and has a hard-earned reputation for delivery, quality and sector knowledge across all housing tenures.
