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Commonwealth Association of Planners Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth
The CAP Awards for Outstanding Planning Achievement in the Commonwealth seek to champion the very best examples of planning practice across Commonwealth countries.
The Awards aim to:
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Disseminate outstanding planning practice in the Commonwealth, particularly where applicable across different Commonwealth countries.
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Demonstrate the valuable role that planners and planning have in the Commonwealth in helping to create resilient and sustainable communities and adequate shelter for all.
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Promote the ways in which the science and art of planning can benefit the public and improve the well-being of society in the Commonwealth and help deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Congratulations to the award recipients of 2026 CAP Awards
The Commonwealth Association of Planners is pleased to announce the award recipients and commendations for the 2026 CAP Awards.
This year’s submissions reflect the wide range of planning work taking place across the Commonwealth. Congratulations to the award recipients and to the teams whose work received a commendation. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work.
1. Planning for Human Settlements/Plan Making in the Commonwealth
Award Recipient: Te Pātukurea Spatial Plan for Kerikeri-Waipapa, Far North District, New Zealand
Commendation: Living Well Locally – Rural and Island Planning with Children & Teenagers, Shetland, United Kingdom
2. Planning for climate change and adaptation
Award Recipient: Developing Shoreline Adaptation Plans for our Future Coasts, Auckland, New Zealand
3. Planning for equitable and inclusive human settlements
Commendation: Planning Dignity into the Street; A national network of inclusive urban hygiene centres, Bangladesh
Commendation: City of Kingston Playground Accessibility Plan, Kingston, Canada
4. Planning for conservation of the built and natural environment and cultural heritage
Not Awarded
5. Young Planner award
Award Recipient: More Than a Mirror: Who Gets to Shape the Digital City? by Ezekiel Ufuoma Lucky, Nigeria
Commendation: Digital Twins and Participatory Futures by Anamul Haque, Bangladesh
Young planning students or professionals were invited to submit an essay entry on the topic: Digital Twins and Participatory Futures: Democratising Urban Planning through Immersive Technologies.
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Previous Award Winners
2025
2024
2023
2022
Winners were announced on 30 November at CAP's Biennial Meeting
2021
As part of this year's 50th anniversary celebrations, the results of the 2021 CAP Awards were announced at the City Expo Malaysia on 8 November. The ceremony was led by CAP President, Eleanor Mohammed.
2020
The winners of the 2020 CAP Awards were announced in a special web-based event on World Town Planning Day, 8 November, hosted by CAP President, Mrs. Dyan Currie AM.
2019
The winners of the 2019 CAP Awards were announced on 9 November at the 50th anniversary conference of the Ghana Institutre of Planners in Accra, Ghana.
2018
The inaugural CAP Awards were announced on 16 October in Capetown during the SAPI Planning Africa Conference and CAP biennial business meeting.