Campaigning & Advocacy

Planning for the Future: It's zoning, Mr Jenrick, but not as we know it

07.08.2020

Andrew Martin, senior planner with Braintree District Council, casts his eye over the proposals in Planning for the Future and finds – among some digital gems – that not all is quite as it was...

A green light for recovery?

30.07.2020

Huw Morris

The coronavirus pandemic has left the economy in dire need of emergency care. The call for a ’green’ recovery is growing louder, as Huw Morris reports – but is the government listening?

News analysis: How planning can address social inequality

17.07.2020

Laura Edgar

As the UK entered lockdown on 23 March to stem the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), there was a notion that we were 'all in this together'.

Social value: How can the construction sector deliver more tangible impact?

02.07.2020

Bev Hurley

Commissioners of public services are obliged to consider the social value of the work they procure. A...

Appeals round-up: Vacated post office remains a community facility; Garage 'too small for a car' can become a study

19.06.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 June-19 June, 2020

Measures needed to safeguard public voice during Covid-19 pandemic

29.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Campaigners have encouraged all local authorities to adopt measures to safeguard the public voice in planning decisions made under temporary legislation meant to enable the planning function to continue during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Northern Ireland round-up: PACC events cancelled as chief planner moots extended planning permissions; Murphy outlines the Budget

03.04.2020

Roger Milne

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A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 28 March-3 April, 2020

The people's advocate: An interview with Griff Rhys Jones

31.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Griff Rhys Jones may have made his name as a comedian, actor and broadcaster, but the president of Civic Voice has a long-standing passion for public engagement with the built environment, as he tells Laura...

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Priorities for the planning white paper

30.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Putting people at the heart of placemaking, the reintroduction of strategic planning, speeding up the planning system, and measures to mitigate the climate crisis have all been cited as priorities for the forthcoming planning white paper. It should also provide maximum clarity as soon as...

Covid-19: Support package for self-employed works welcomed by RTPI

27.03.2020

Laura Edgar

Campaigning & Advocacy | Coronavirus | Rishi Sunak | Self-employed | UK

The RTPI has welcomed chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, but wants the government to bring forward the help earlier.

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