EYP Award 2024
NIPA Early Years Practitioners, known as EYPs, was launched in 2022 as a special interest group within the NIPA membership. Practitioners in their first 10 years are eligible to join the group and EYPs are represented on NIPA’s Board and Council. This award was created to profile and showcase the talent of those in the earlier stages of their career.

2024 EYP Award Winner
Tom Fowler, LSTC Group

The National Infrastructure Planning Association Award for “Best Project”
Launched in 2019 as part of our ongoing commitment to find new ways of identifying and sharing best practice in relation to NSIPs and DCOs.
The Award builds on NIPA’s Insights II and III Research Projects which focused on the role of flexibility in delivering effective nationally significant infrastructure projects through building trust; providing evidence; ensuring appropriate controls; and formulating adaptive delivery.

NIPA ‘Best Project’ 2024 Award Winner

HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline
WSP, Eni, Progressive Energy and Burges Salmon

Many thanks to our 2024 Judging Panels.

EYP Judging Panel 2024

Hannah Hickman (Lead Judge), Associate Professor, University of the West of England
Tom Beckford, National Grid and NIPA EYP Steering Group Co-Chair
Svetlana Joao, Structural engineer, TYPSA Group and ICE Rising Star
Ruchi Parekh, Cornerstone Barristers
Joshua Singh, Sandwell Council, RTPI Young Planner of the Year 2023

‘Best Project’ Award Judging Panel 2024

Hannah Hickman (Lead Judge), Associate Professor, University of the West of England
Richard Blyth, Formerly Head of Policy Practice & Research, Royal Town Planning Institute
Paul Hudson, Retired Examining Inspector, National Infrastructure, The Planning Inspectorate
Svetlana Joao, Structural engineer, TYPSA Group, ICE President’s Future Leader 2022-2023
Margaret Read, Director of Policy, National Infrastructure Commission