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Scottish Government chief planner John McNairney has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Chartered Fellow is the highest professional membership grade offered by the RTPI and is only awarded to Chartered members who have made a major personal contributio

Plans by the UK Government to extend new ‘rights’ to alter or replace buildings across England without the need for planning permission risk adding to the country’s already prevalent health and societal inequalities, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said.

Governments across the UK and Ireland must capitalise on the expertise of planners to achieve a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a far-reaching, national campaign launched today by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has called on the government to urgently issue planning guidance to prevent unnecessary delays to development and knock-on effects to the economy further down the line.

Support measures for those who are self-employed and hit by the coronavirus outbreak have been roundly welcomed by the construction sector, albeit with a degree of caution. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced yesterday that a taxable grant will be paid to the self-employed or partnerships if they have

Staff at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have been given the option of reducing their working hours by 30% with no financial penalty during the coronavirus lockdown. In an email to staff on Wednesday 25 March, RTPI chief executive Victoria Hills said she was introducing the measures to

The president of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a 10-year action plan to make the planning profession more diverse and inclusive. It follows the launch, in January 2020, of the RTPI’s new Corporate Strategy 2020-2030 which sees Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity as one

A self-build housing development in Glasgow is among the projects to be recognised as the best examples of planning across the UK. The Bantaskin Street Glasgow - Self Build Pilot, submitted by Glasgow City Council, is in the running for the Excellence in Planning to Deliver Homes - Small Schemes (up

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has today launched a new corporate strategy putting climate action at the heart of all its activities over the next ten years. For the first time, all members, stakeholders and the public have been consulted to establish a clear direction that meets the needs

The chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) in a bid to strengthen relations between the two organisations.

Trade bodies from across the construction sector have been reacting to the Conservatives winning an overall majority after yesterday’s UK General Election.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has announced it plans to commission research to identify the most important outcomes in spatial planning and feasible ways to measure them. In an Invitation to Tender (ITT), the RTPI points out that in recent years the assessment and monitoring of plann

News that the Dargavel Village masterplan was a winner at this year’s UK Royal Town Planning Awards, signalled a visit to the transformational development in Bishopton by Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) President Ian Tant. Taylor Wimpey West Scotland facilitated a tour of two protot

Stewart Milne Homes’ Dargavel Village development in Renfrewshire has been recognised with both an ‘Excellence in Planning’ award from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Homes for Scotland ‘Large Private Development of the Year’ accolade.

A housing-led regeneration of one of the largest brownfield sites in Scotland is among three Scottish planning projects to have won at the prestigious national awards ceremony of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The 964-hectare Dargavel Village to the south west of Bishopton has been subjec