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Urban Regeneration State Led Winner, Tipperary and DHLGH.
Tipperary County Council has won a top prize at the Irish Planning Institute 2025 Planning Awards.
Tipperary County Council alongside the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage took home the top prize in the Urban Regeneration - State Led category for the Kickham Barracks Regeneration in Clonmel.
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Uisce Éireann took home the overall President’s Award for its Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant – a €139m project that was the winner of the Infrastructure category. Projects from Dublin, Cork, Laois, Carlow, Kildare and Belfast were also winners at the 2025 Planning Awards.
The biennial Irish Planning Awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements in the planning profession, including projects and plans at a local, county, regional and national level.
The awards aim to promote excellence in the field of planning, encourage sustainable development, foster positive engagement between communities and projects, support economic development through thoughtful planning and honour projects and practices that enhance the environment, conserve historical buildings or create cultural venues.
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Most importantly, the Irish Planning Awards are designed to inspire innovation throughout the planning sector and reflect the level of planning achievement across the island of Ireland.
The 2025 Irish Planning Awards attracted a record 80 entries from all around the country. A panel of expert judges selected the winners from a shortlist of 55 nominees across 13 categories.
The 13 category winners were:
Plan Making: Community Places – Tullycarnet Place Shaping Plan 2025-2035
Commercial Project: South Dublin County Council - Work IQ Innovation Centre
Urban Regeneration – State Led: Tipperary County Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage - Kickham Barracks Regeneration, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Urban Regeneration – Private Led: Tom Phillips + Associates - Kennedy Quay Mixed Use Development, Cork South Docklands
Heritage and Culture: Kildare County Council - The revival of Naas Town Centre – Reimagining the Potato Market
Climate Action: Land Development Agency - The Land Development Agency Sustainable Development Strategy 2024-2028
Biodiversity: SLR Consulting, Studio Aula and Haller Clarke - Derryounce Lakes & Trails 10 Year Plan 2024-2034
Housing or Community: Land Development Agency - Bluebell Waterways
Infrastructure: Uisce Éireann - Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Research and Innovation: Carlow County Council - Carlow Pre-Planning Enquiry Service: A Research Led Digital Innovation Supporting Early Career Planners and Improving Service Delivery
Diversity and Inclusion: Action Ireland Trust in conjunction with Fingal County Council (FCC), Portmarnock Community School (PCS) and the Lesotho Town and Regional Planning Institute (LTRPI) - Planning for Diversity and Inclusion in Ireland and Lesotho
Planning Consultancy and In-House Planning Teams: Brock McClure – We are Brock McClure
Planning Authority: Kildare County Council - Kildare County Council Planning Authority: Challenging, Progressive, Dynamic
The 2025 Planning Awards were sponsored by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, FuturEnergy Ireland, Uisce Éireann, Office of the Planning Regulator, Hacketts, Fehily Timoney and Company, and Wave Dynamics Acoustic Consultants.
The climate action award was sponsored by FuturEnergy Ireland, while the research and innovation award was sponsored by the Office of the Planning Regulator.
Gavin Lawlor, President of the Irish Planning Institute, said: “I want to congratulate all of our winners and nominees for the 2025 Planning Awards. The biennial awards are a fantastic occasion where we come together to celebrate the creativity and quality throughout the Irish planning sector.
“The quality of entries to the 2025 Planning Awards was a powerful reminder of the innovation, knowledge and expertise of our members in the Irish Planning Institute, who strive every year to deliver high quality projects and sustainable developments.”
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