Rtpi Scotland

Scotland's built environment professional bodies have issued a joint statement calling on new ways of working that embed resilience into how our places function and develop over time.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said it broadly welcomes the direction of travel the Scottish Government has taken with its new National Planning Framework (NPF4) but it must be "deliverable, connected and influential".

Proposals in a new report to develop an apprenticeship scheme for urban planners have been welcomed by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in Scotland.

Urban planning must play a crucial part in the revival of Scotland’s town centres, an independent review has suggested.

RTPI Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to provide support for communities to help them shape where they live in the wake of COVID-19.

The Scottish Government has issued a position statement which outlines its current thinking on the issues that will need to be addressed when preparing Scotland's fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4).

Linda Fabiani MSP will tonight host an online debate and discussion as part of the Cross Party Group on Architecture and the Built Environment. The group aims to maintain a forum of MSPs and others to promote and further the economic, social, environmental and cultural contributions that architectur

The development of Scotland’s new National Planning Framework (NPF) provides a unique opportunity to plan, prepare and provide a route map for a different Scotland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland.

RTPI Scotland has welcomed emergency legislation that will ensure planning permissions due to lapse during the six-month ‘emergency period’ will be extended for a further year. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act, introduced by Michael Russell MSP on 31 March 2020, was passed by the Scottish

Scotland’s planners consider climate change action to be the main consideration of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), according to a new survey. RTPI Scotland members were asked by the body to outline their priorities for NPF4.

RTPI Scotland has welcomed commitments in the Scottish Budget to tackle the climate crisis but has called for more investment in the planning system to enable key targets to be met.

The Scottish Government should put “place” at the heart of coherent, infrastructure prioritisation and planning to achieve an inclusive net zero carbon economy, according to a 30-year infrastructure blueprint published today. Ian Russell, chairman of the Infrastructure Commission for Sco

In a guest blog for RTPI Scotland, Jennifer Russell discusses her role as town planning manager at the University of Glasgow.

Scotland’s National Transport Strategy must support positive collaboration with spatial planning to meet its commitments to be a zero carbon society by 2045, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The Scottish Government has proposed a National Transport Strategy (NTS) which se

Chief planning officers (CPOs) in Scottish local authorities should be empowered to engage early with other local government and public services to help build sustainable communities that will improve people’s health and wellbeing as well as save council funds, the director of RTPI Scotland ha