East Suffolk Council is proud to open nominations for two planning awards as it launches the East Suffolk Developers Charter Awards for the first time alongside the Quality of Place Awards.
Celebrating developments that go above and beyond minimum standards, members of the public and residents living in new developments are invited to put forward projects that demonstrate close community collaboration for the Developers Charter Awards.
With nominations also welcomed from town and parish councils and developers, the awards aim to recognise and support developers that carry out meaningful engagement with the community and achieve high quality design in terms of appearance, function and sustainability, across five categories:
• Participation and engagement
• Landscape and biodiversity
• Homes
• Sustainable design
• Consideration construction and community ownership
Championing high standards in all forms of design - including planning, architecture, sustainable development, ecology, landscape design and community engagement - the Quality of Place Awards established in 2010 invites nominations for projects across six categories:
• Design – New build
• Design – Extensions and alterations
• Building Conservation
• Community
• Landscape
• Nature/ecology
Ben Woolnough, Head of Planning and Building Control at East Suffolk Council said:
“We’re delighted to launch the Developers Charter Awards alongside our Quality of Place Awards.
“Both awards give us the opportunity to celebrate excellence in design, sustainability and community engagement across East Suffolk, recognising projects and residential developments that enhance the built and natural environment and demonstrate best practice through high-quality, collaborative design.
“Through the Developers Charter Awards, we are keen to see nominations for projects that exceed minimum requirements and are leading the way in shaping high-quality future development and we encourage the public, developers and communities to put forward schemes that reflect these shared ambitions.”
Nomination can be made online:
Nominations for both awards close on Friday 3 July.