We are delighted that the Neighbourhood Plan has been shortlisted for the ‘Award for Plan-Making’ at The Planning Awards 2025.

In the last 12 years, the Planning Awards have acknowledged the transformative power of planning and placemaking. The 2025 awards will continue this tradition, showcasing outstanding work in areas like conservation, urban design, infrastructure, partnerships, regeneration, housing, and law.

In our entry, we were able to show how the Neighbourhood Plan has had, or will have, a positive impact on the environmental quality of the town and the social well-being of the community, who were heavily involved in the preparation of the Plan, along with Chippenham Town Council officers and councillors. In addition, we have tried to demonstrate how the Plan pushes the boundaries of what is possible to achieve in plan-making for a large town using the neighbourhood planning process.

You can view the executive summary of the entry as submitted by the Town Council, along with descriptions of the other shortlisted entries in this category HERE.

The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday 11 June 2025 at the IET in London.