EYP Award 2025
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.

2025 EYP Award Winner

Olivia Heininger, Burges Salmon

Highly Commended

Orla Downs, Ardent

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 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’ 2025 Award Winner

A122 Lower Thames Crossing

By

National Highways

Supported by

Arcadis, COWI, Jacobs and TLT LLP

Many thanks to our 2025 Judging Panels.

EYP Judging Panel 2025

Dr. Hannah Hickman (lead judge), Associate Professor, University of the West of England     

Odette Chalaby, Landmark Chambers

Alex Higgin, Co-Chair EYP steering group & Quod

 Dr Lois Lane, Cornerstone Barristers

 Luke Thurley, Co-chair EYP steering group & Volterra

‘Best Project’ Award Judging Panel 2025

Dr. Hannah Hickman (lead judge), Associate Professor, University of the West of England

Robbie Calvert, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Royal Town Planning Institute

Paul Hudson OBE, Retired Examining Inspector, National Infrastructure, The Planning Inspectorate

Liz Waugh, Strategic communications practitioner and Managing Director, Coast Communications

NIPA AWARD SPONSORS 2025

AECOM, EDF POWER SOLUTIONS, PEGASUS GROUP, 39 ESSEX CHAMBERS,

DLA PIPER, STEPHENSON HALLIDAY, WALKER MORRIS & LANPRO