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#Planifesto
2024 is our vision for how the UK Govt should collaborate with planners to create thriving communities & unleash planning’s full potential.
It identifies key areas where political parties should commit to action 👇
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A strong open letter in defence of
#planning
from
@VictoriaRTPI
following recent government announcements that the system in England will be 'radically overhauled' to allow developers to bypass planning process
#plantheworldweneed
Read the full letter at
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We're launching an interactive role play board game - called Place Makers - for students aged 14-18 to get them thinking about planning and inspire the next generation to join the profession. We have 100 sets of this education resource for teachers:
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NEW: Plant trees in existing streets, not just new developments, says RTPI
@drweiyang
>
#ReTreeFit
campaign launched to ensure everyone can benefit from ‘aesthetic joys, and environmental and wellbeing bonus’ of trees. Read full story at
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NEW: First
@EnglishHeritage
blue plaque for a town planner has been dedicated in a moving event to mark World Town Planning Day 2019
#WTPD2019
Read the full story at
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We are delighted to congratulate
@joannaaverley
MRTPI as England's first female Chief Planner. Joanna has exceptional experience in planning, design and infrastructure and we very much look forward to working closely with her in her new role
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New report from RTPI says that planners should be ‘visionaries’ and address the converging public health, climate emergency and economic recovery challenges to create healthy communities post
#COVID__19
#PlantheWorldWeNeed
@AudeLock
Read the full story at
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"As Chief Executive of the RTPI, I take exception to the implication that the
#planning
system and profession are somehow a barrier to growth, whereas the opposite is in fact true" - read the full letter from
@VictoriaRTPI
to the Sunday Times at
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New report from RTPI says that planners should be ‘visionaries’ and address the converging public health, climate emergency and economic recovery challenges to create healthy communities post
#COVID__19
#PlantheWorldWeNeed
Read the full story at
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We've distilled all the key facts about zoning onto a single page, including recent commentary, the RTPI's view, pros and cons and our four tests
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Appalling
@thesundaytimes
published unfounded accusations re planners & planning & smeared reputation of vast majority of hard working, honest planners. RTPI Chartered Planners bound by a professional code of conduct. Breaches of the code investigated & few charges of corruption.
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We are pleased to announce the Royal Town Planning Institute has passed 25,000 members for the first time - a major milestone - reflecting the ever increasing value and prestige of membership.
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Happy
#WorldTownPlanningDay
from the RTPI
As the primary learned society for town planning we continue to produce vital research looking at how the profession can
#PlanTheWorldWeNeed
🌏🌍🌎
Follow this thread for some of our key bits of research over the last year
#WTPD2021
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NEW: The RTPI is delighted to announce that
@drweiyang
has been elected as Vice President for 2020. Following her year as Vice President, when she will work closely with President for 2020
@sue_manns
, Wei will lead the Institute as President in 2021
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Happy 69th World Town
#Planning
Day! The day was initiated by Professor C. M. della Paolera in Buenos Aires in 1949. Today it is celebrated by
#planners
across the globe. Buen Dia Mundial del Urbanismo!
#WTPD2018
#proudofplanning
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NEW: RTPI staff have been given option of reducing working hours by 30% with no financial penalty during
#coronavirus
lockdown.
@VictoriaRTPI
said she was introducing the measures to safeguard the mental health of all staff in ‘these exceptional times’
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Geography forms the basis for a number of skills of an effective planner - many of our members studied social or physical geography before becoming professional planners. Through our bursary we're supporting geography graduates to study planning:
Geography a force for broadening the mind, says Michael Palin
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Well done Charlotte Morphet
@MorphetMinor
,
@wfcouncil
- commended in the Young Planner of the Year category
#RTPIAwards
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👏 The RTPI’s Young Planner of the Year is always a hotly-contested category. Winner for 2021, announced just now at the
#RTPIAwards
for Planning Excellence, is
@ryantwalker92
of
@PaulHogarthCo
Many congratulations Ryan!
@RTPINI
@placesforpeople
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❗️BREAKING NEWS❗️The RTPI and
@Natures_Voice
are calling for a new generation of
#designcodes
, which put
#netzero
, nature recovery and equality at the front of the process. The report includes a mock district and site design codes. 1/5
Full story here 👇
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We have launched a new website dedicated to the extraordinary work of town planners. It looks at what planners can change, examples of how they make a difference and how to get into the profession.
#PlanningYourWorld
Visit
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Today is World Town Planning Day!
#WTPD2019
For all the details on what we have planned for today and how you can get involved, visit
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Victoria Hill MRTPI FICE, currently Chief Executive Officer for the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation
@oldoakparkroyal
, is appointed new chief executive of Royal Town Planning Institute
@RTPIPlanners
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Good luck to all the finalists at today's
#RTPIAwards
for Planning Excellence! Join us over on
@YouTube
at 1pm as we announce the category winners and commended entries plus winner of the prestigious Silver Jubilee Cup 🏆
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The RTPI has committed publicly to increase the diversity of the planning profession. We believe a planning profession more representative of society is crucial to bring about more inclusive and accessible design, housing and public environments
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This
#WorldTownPlanningDay
, we're standing in solidarity with planners to tackle harassment head-on.
Hear from Emma & partners of the planning profession who are calling to change the way we think about planners.
#PlannersAnd
.
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NEW: 👏👏👏 Many congratulations to the winners of the prestigious Silver Jubilee Cup at the
#RTPIAwards
2020 -
@WeTweetTOWN
@cambridgeK1
@SouthCambs
for their Marmalade Lane co-housing development. Read the full story at
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RTPI response: The extension of permitted development rights (PDRs) by the current government has been a disaster, and this further extension, giving families the ability to add two storeys onto their homes without planning permission, would only compound the problem... 1/
⚡️Announcement: Families able to add two storeys to home WITHOUT planning permission.
So your home can grow as your family does too. via
@MailOnline
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👏👏👏 Many congratulations to all the recipients of Sue's President's Award including
@WomeninPlanning
@MorphetMinor
@hfadipe
@BamePlanners
@OlafiyinTaiwo
Recipients of the
@RTPIPlanners
2020 President's award
@suemanns
are congratulated for their achievements promoting equality and diversity.
@MorphetMinor
@OlafiyinTaiwo
@hfadipe
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In the penultimate award of the night, the Young Planner of the Year award goes to
@shtebunaev
. Simeon is an ambassador for town planning and judges noted he has outstanding enthusiasm and passion for the planning profession and has sought to make effective change.
#RTPIAwards
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Where you live matters - Poor-quality housing increases your risk of severe ill health by 25%.
A well-planned neighbourhood can support up to 59% of NHS-recommended weekly activity without that expensive gym membership.
#PlanningYourWorld
#BuiltEnvironment
#Housing
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The RTPI's new campaign
#PlantheWorldWeNeed
calls on governments across the UK and Ireland to capitalise on the expertise of planners to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery from
#Covid_19
pandemic
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New research by
@TfNHomes
finds that many new housing estates are built around the car - not around walking, cycling & public transport.
RTPI Infrastructure Specialist
@_HarrySteele
was part of the 'Building Car Dependency' steering group.
Find out more:
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Congratulations to RTPI Head of Policy, Practice & Research
@RichardBlyth7
who has been appointed to the Council of the National Infrastructure Planning Association
@NIPA_Org
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"Analysis by the
@RTPIPlanners
shows that the funding of planning offices fell by 55 per cent in real terms, from £1.07 billion to £480 million, between 2010 and 2021. Only one in ten local authority planning departments is fully staffed."
#planningreform
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NEW: A major renovation to an arts centre in the heart of Halifax has won top prize at the
@RTPI_Yorks
Planning Awards. The development of
@squarechapel
, submitted by
@EvansVettori
, has involved linking the building directly to the neighbouring Piece Hall
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...and the winner of Young Planner of the Year at the
#RTPIAwards
2019 is Jenna Langford of
@sandwellcouncil
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New RTPI President
@sue_manns
: "I cannot think of many other professions where the decisions that we take, the policies that we put in place & the actions that follow, will have such a lasting influence on society, the environment and the quality of life for generations to come"
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E X C I T I N G
One final piece of news as the RTPI Young Planners' Conference 2019
#YPConf2019
closes - next year's event will be held in Edinburgh with
@RTPIScotland
!
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👏Congratulations👏 to former RTPI President
@JanetAskew
who has been elected President of
@ECTP_CEU
!
Read more about Janet's appointment here:
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Many thanks to all those who helped with our guidance - published today - on planning child-friendly places
@timrgill
@adevoce
@peterkraftl
@planet_playful
@MakeSpaceforGi1
@cgmakesgood
@calliepersic
@BrettLeahy1
@LUCtweeting
@WeTweetTOWN
@PlaceChildhood
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NEW: Proposals to allow developers to convert range of commercial buildings into residential dwellings without submitting a planning application puts local essential services as risk, RTPI's
@RichardBlyth7
warns
#permitteddevelopment
Read the full story at
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#Planning
is about more than just the number and speed of applications. The RTPI is commissioning research on how councils can measure a wider set of outcomes
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Today is a big day for Presidential inaugurations - at 1230 GMT join us over on
#YouTube
for inauguration of
@drweiyang
as President of the RTPI for 2021. Ceremony will also feature valedictory speech from 2020 President
@sue_manns
Set your reminder now!
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Want to know who's been shortlisted as a finalist for the
#RTPIAwards
for Planning Excellence 2019? For all the names, go to
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NEW: RTPI joins forces with
@RIBA
@RICSnews
@theCIOB
to call on
@10DowningStreet
to reverse controversial new planning regulations that will enable unused commercial buildings to be changed into homes. Read the letter in full at
#permitteddevelopment
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The RTPI is delighted that
@VictoriaRTPI
has been appointed to
@MHCLG
design steering group chaired by Nicholas Boys Smith. Victoria’s appointment emphasises the importance of the role that planners play in delivering well-designed places
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Great to see RTPI research in this article on
@BBCNews
today, exploring how local authorities are returning to housebuilding in England. Research led by
@janicemorphet
and
@DrBenClifford
at
@UCL_BSP
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Town planning was seen as part of Architecture, Building Surveying or Civil Engineering rather than a separate professional activity. It took 12 years of petitioning & several rejections before the Privy Council granted the RTPI its Charter
#RoyalCharter60
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Planning reform was never going to resolve housing crisis, because planning restrictions were never its cause
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Planning should be seen as creative, multi-disciplinary exercise involving architecture, placemaking, urban design, landscaping & ecology, newly-appointed
@MHCLG
Chief Planner for England
@joannaaverley
said yesterday at
#YPConf2020
Read the full story at
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Congratulations to Paul Barnard, Service Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure at
@plymouthcc
, who has been awarded the RTPI Gold Medal in recognition of exceptional achievement in the field of town and country planning
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Congratulations Heather Claridge
@hmc474
,
@GlasgowCC
who is this year's Young Planner of the Year
#RTPIAwards
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Congratulations to record 90 people & projects shortlisted for the most prestigious planning awards
#RTPIAwards
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Thanks to
@WoodlandTrust
for helping us develop a training module to help planners protect ancient woodlands, launched today.
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Congratulations to
@GlasgowCC
Open Space Strategy which has been named as a finalist in the Natural Environment category of
#RTPIAwards
2021. For a full list of all finalists at this year's ceremony, download the brochure at
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60 years ago, the RTPI received its Royal Charter, a special mark of distinction limited to bodies pre-eminent in their field. It's great that the Royal Charter is now on display at 41 Botolph Lane!
#RoyalCharter60
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📣 BREAKING NEWS: RTPI's 2023 State of the Profession Report is out.
It provides insights into the size, demographics, employment patterns, and pressing challenges confronting the UK's planning profession.
Read more:
#planning
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NEW: The world needs a modernised, strengthened
#planning
profession able to proactively address the challenges of the 21st century, new RTPI President
@drweiyang
has said. Read the full story at
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NEW: The conversion of a Grade-II listed lodge in Sunderland into community cookery school
@LifeKitchen
at The Lodge has been declared overall winner at
@RTPINorthEast
Regional Awards for Planning Excellence 2019
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NEW:
@RTPIPlanners
publishes a report calling for a more holistic way to measure the value of
#planning
. It's not just about counting number of houses built and speed of processing applications:
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The RTPI has today released a report on key challenges rural communities face in the 2020s - Brexit, COVID-19,
#climatechange
and
#housing
.
It also identifies the potential for the countryside to be a site for adaptation.
Find out more:
#ruralplanning
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Planning Apprenticeships: RTPI and Trailblazers have been working behind the scenes to unblock apprenticeships and have submitted a solution to IFA today. We hope to announce a positive outcome in the next few weeks
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📢 Town planning has vital role to play in helping children bounce back from the pandemic - that’s the message of new RTPI guidance on how planners can work with other professionals to plan for more child-friendly places
@timrgill
@peterkraftl
@drweiyang
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Proposals to allow developers to convert range of commercial buildings into residential dwellings without submitting a planning application puts local essential services as risk, RTPI's
@RichardBlyth7
warns
#permitteddevelopment
Read the full story at
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Great to see five of the new Level 7 Town Planning apprentices here today at
#YPConf2019
- Beverley Garner, Luke Ferguson, Charlotte Evans, Anna Harrhy and Meghan Gleeson
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Great to see so many Chairs of the
#YoungPlanner
Committees from around the regions and nations in London today!
#futurechiefplanner
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Many congratulations to
@philipridley
and
@HannahBlunstone
who have been presented with Outstanding Service Awards for their work in championing & leading the design & development of the Chartered Town Planner Degree Apprenticeship. Read the full story at
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The RTPI's Communications and Marketing team is all dressed up and ready to go for
#RTPIAwards
starting shortly on
#YouTube
. How will you be watching?
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The stage is set! Looking forward to welcoming guests to tonight's
#RTPIAwards
at Milton Court Concert Hall in the
#Barbican
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Many thanks to all our speakers today, including our fabulous final panel of young planners!
#PlanCon19
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Congratulations to the outstanding people and projects competing for the UK’s most prestigious planning awards. Find out about this year's RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence finalists - who will win?
#RTPIAwards
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NEW: RTPI publishes Planning Through
#Zoning
, an insight into the use of
#zonalplanning
in a number of different nations such as the Netherlands, Germany and the US and examines the potential impact of a similar system in England
#PlantheWorldWeNeed
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There's just one week to go until the
#RTPIAwards
for Planning Excellence 2020 - winners will be announced this year in a
#YouTube
Premiere! Subscribe to our channel now at and join us at 1pm on 30 April for all the action 👏🎉
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Congratulations to RTPI Chief Executive Trudi Elliott MRTPI, who has been appointed the new independent Chairman of the
@PINSgov
board, following her departure from the Institute
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Congratulations to the London-based young planners who have been named as finalists at the
#RTPIAwards
2019 - Charlotte Morphet, Bhakti Depala and Ross Raftery. For the full list of finalists, visit
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This year for World Town Planning Day, RTPI will focus on
#resilience
and how planning is key to enabling cities & communities to respond to the shocks and stresses of our time, creating place-based, integrated and inclusive solutions.
#wtpd
#climateaction
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The first winner of £5,000 of funding is James McGowan, with: A Study into the Relationship between the Built Environment and Mental Health in the UK and Potential Policy Outcomes.
#RTPIresearchawards
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📣 JUST 2 DAYS TO GO! Join us for a
@YouTube
Premiere on Wednesday at 1230GMT for the inauguration of
@drweiyang
as President of the RTPI for 2021. Subscribe to our
#YouTube
channel now and click on bell icon to be notified as soon as Premiere is uploaded
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NEW: RTPI launches guide for planners who want to understand how to reduce carbon emissions while also managing climate impacts such as flooding and overheating
#PlantheWorldWeNeed
Full details of the
#RTPILearn
Climate Tools for Planners module at
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Many congratulations once again to all the commended and winning entries tonight at the
#RTPIAwards
. Here's a delighted Jenna Langford from
@sandwellcouncil
, this year's Young Planner of the Year!
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STATE OF THE PROFESSION
🧵 /1 Our analysis shows public sector resourcing has become a chronic concern among planners - a quarter of planners left between 2013 and 2020, while the number of planners working in the private sector increased by 80%.
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Small Planning Consultancy of the Year
Congratulations to
@TSAPlanning
, a NI consultancy applauded for its commitment to diversity and supportive culture within the team with excellent examples of multidisciplinary working, project management and
public engagement.
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NEW: The RTPI is pleased to announce that current Vice-Chair Sue Bridge FRTPI has been elected as the new Chair of RTPI’s Board of Trustees. Read the full story at
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The RTPI welcomes this announcement that PDRs need to meet space standards, something we flagged up in our letter to
@mhclg
@RobertJenrick
and in our response to the consultation last year
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'No-deal
#Brexit
is not an option for the UK' - letter to the Independent signed by
@RTPIPlanners
chief exec
@VictoriaRTPI
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On
#ValentinesDay2020
, there's no better time to be thinking about why we love planning! We love planning because planners work in the public interest to help create inclusive, beautiful and sustainable places for local communities. Tell us what YOU think using
#loveplanning
...
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READ: In the future, new developments, such as urban extensions, should be planned, designed and delivered with the aim of delivering ‘carbon negative growth’, writes
@VictoriaRTPI
in this new blog post for
@Greener_Vision
@TransportKH
#netzero
#transport
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"The truth is that planners are highly qualified professionals who care deeply about the architectural or visual calibre of buildings"
@VictoriaRTPI
stands up for
#planning
in an article first published in
@BDonline
#architecture
#design
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RTPI are strongly opposed to the increasing use of permitted development rights. They are piecemeal, short-term measures that fly in the face of democracy and put housing quality and affordability at risk
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Every day this week at
@funkids
, townplanning superhero Agent Plan-It is helping children (and parents!) with their homeschooling. Take a look at today's mission at
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(1/5) We created four fictional places, from a city-region to a rural county, to show how planning can accelerate the transition to
#netzerotransport
in different parts of the country
@LDADesign
@CityScienceUK
@VectosTP
Explore these below and at
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RTPI Chief Executive
@VictoriaRTPI
has written to the Guardian to take issue with the misleading headline given to this article (1/4)
@createstreets
@jonnye47
@AlnwickCivicSoc
@Mell_GIPlanning
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RTPI's
@VictoriaRTPI
has written an open letter to Chancellor
@RishiSunak
asking the government to provide the English planning system with funding of £500m over four years to facilitate its efforts to tackle the climate crisis and level up the country
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We've launched a free
#CPD
module looking at the relationship between the built environment and
#mentalhealth
, neurological and spectrum conditions, and the role that
#townplanning
plays in creating healthier environments. Find it at
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