Emma Lancaster - finalist at the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2016

Spawforths would like to congratulate Emma Lancaster and wish her every success at the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence 2016. She has reached the finals having been nominated for Young Planner of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.

The RTPI represents 23,000 planning professionals worldwide and promotes spatial planning, shapes policy and raises professional standards. The Awards for Planning Excellence have been run by the RTPI for over 30 years to recognise planning excellence.

Finalists have been recognised for their national contribution to planning and demonstrate how significant schemes can be delivered speedily through the planning and other consents systems.

Phil Williams, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute said:

“The finalists highlight outstanding examples of planning that have made a positive impact on the local community and environment. The judges will find it difficult separating the finalists and choosing winners given the high calibre of entries this year.”