susdrain SuDS Awards 2026



susdrain SuDS Projects Awards are now open! 

With an impressive pool of SuDS Champions awarded last year in Bristol, susdrain is now turning its attention to SuDS projects delivered over the past two years. The SuDS Awards provide a platform to share good practice, showcase multi-beneficial SuDS, and recognise high-quality planning, design, construction, and maintenance of sustainable drainage. The ‘Overall Winner’ Award will be presented to the scheme that most effectively delivers SuDS providing multiple benefits.

While SuDS are becoming more widely used in practice to reduce flooding, improve water quality, incorporate nature back into our built environments, and create nicer places to live, the delivery of high-quality SuDS across the UK at scale remains a challenge. 

Skills and capacity constraints, lack of consistent funding to support high-quality design, construction and ongoing maintenance, and competition for space all remain contributing factors to this challenge, among others. 

This year’s susdrain SuDS Project Awards aim to showcase and celebrate the organisations and projects that have overcome these challenges while delivering high-quality SuDS that protect and enhance the places and environments that people live and work. 

Make the most of this opportunity to showcase your SuDS achievements and submit your entry(s) to the susdrain SuDS Awards for free by Friday 27 March 2026 at 17:00. 

Before you submit your entry, make sure to check out our Awards Guidance and Judging Criteria here. This document contains all the information you need to know to ensure your submission has the best chance of success. 
Why enter? 
 
  • Showcase and raise awareness of your organisation’s projects and work 
  • Share best-practice and support learning across the industry 
  • Establish your company as a leader in the SuDS field 

Awards Timeline:

  • Entries open: 26 January
  • Entry deadline: 27 March
  • Awards Judging: 6 May
Award Categories: 
 
  1. SuDS in new builds: small and medium housing development 
  1. SuDS in new builds: large-scale housing development 
  1. Regeneration and retrofit: urban small scale (less than one hectare) 
  1. Regeneration and retrofit: urban large scale (more than one hectare) 
  1. Regeneration and retrofit: public buildings 
  1. Private property SuDS (new build or retrofit) 
  1. Industrial and infrastructure assets (new build or retrofit) 
  1. Catchment-based SuDS solutions 
  1. Welsh Project and Schedule 3 Spotlight 
  1. Overall winner 

Join the conversation! Follow the latest on the awards on LinkedIn using the hashtag #SuDSChampions.
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