Categories
All types of Planning initiatives are equally eligible for the awards.
The list of categories is as follows:
Sustainable Communities
Including proposals for and the creation of sustainable, mixed use, developments in rural or urban contexts which balance and integrate the social, economic, environmental and resource needs of the community. This award is sponsored by The Crown Estate.
City and Metropolitan Areas
Including major schemes and regeneration in larger urban areas.
Local Regeneration and Renewal
Including physical and community regeneration of neighbourhoods, districts and urban centres.
Rural Areas and the Natural Environment
Including all aspects of planning in rural areas from development guidance to village regeneration and the protection and enhancement of the natural environment including responses to the new agendas for landowners and farmers.
Heritage
Including planning strategies for heritage areas and enhancement of groups of buildings or larger areas of heritage significance.
Planning Process
Innovative and imaginative use of the planning process to achieve positive results, including through active and effective involvement of communities and integration with other strategies.
E-government
Making planning more accessible and efficient by the imaginative use of information technology. This award is sponsored by Planning Officers Society.
Arts Culture Sport
Where public/performing art, cultural and sports proposals have assisted with the regeneration of places, including for example where local people have benefited from greater access to the opportunities provided.
Public Realm
Including all aspects of townscape and landscape enhancement.
Spatial Strategies
Spatial frameworks that are soundly based and have a demonstrable prospect of delivering sustainable development via coordinated action from public, private, voluntary and community sectors. This award is sponsored by Communities and Local Government.
Equality and Diversity
Including good practice in the promotion of equality and diversity through planning within a local planning authority, consultancy or other body.
Other Category
For submissions that do not fall readily into any of the above categories.
Additionally the judges may identify other categories of special awards once they have reviewed the entries. Awards will not necessarily be made in every category in the event that no submissions of sufficient merit are received.
The premier award is marked by the presentation of the Silver Jubilee Cup, donated to the Institute which is held by the winning group for one year.
