Community Engagement

Case study: Unseen influence - Why Tower Hamlets infrastructure planning team is RTPI's team of the year

18.02.2021

Matt Moody

Community Engagement | Community Infrastructure | COVID19 | England | Tower Hamlets

At the start of 2020, Tower Hamlets’ infrastructure planning team was shortlisted for an RTPI award, but by the time it was announced as the winner, the Covid-19 pandemic had changed the world. Matt Moody...

Scottish Government-commissioned report advocates town centre plans

05.02.2021

Roger Milne

The Scottish Government has been urged to introduce a moratorium on out-of-town development and to back the production of town and town centre plans to be co-produced with communities.

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Planning advice launched for Londoners

04.02.2021

Laura Edgar

Community Engagement | London | planning aid london

Planning Aid for London (PAL) has launched an online planning library to help the public understand why and how their neighbourhood is changing.

MHCLG’s proposals for design and beauty welcomed, but support needed for local housebuilders

01.02.2021

Laura Edgar

The RTPI has welcomed the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) proposals to prioritise design and ensure that communities play a part in the process.

Ireland round-up: Planning flyers launched to boost public insight; Proposed Dublin residential tower dismays locals

29.01.2021

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | Dublin | Ireland | trees | wind farm

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 23 January-29 January, 2021

Planning flyers launched in Ireland to boost public insight

29.01.2021

Roger Milne

Community Engagement | Ireland | irish planning

A series of online information leaflets to help the public navigate the Irish planning system has been launched by local government and planning minister Peter Burke.

Suzi Green: My view on the future of planning

20.01.2021

Suzi Green

Growing up in Milton Keynes gave senior planner Suzi Green a positive impression of the effect of planning on the built environment

Government says public should have right to ask councils to release land for redevelopment

18.01.2021

Laura Edgar

The government has published for consultation proposals that would enable the public to challenge councils and other public bodies to release underused land for redevelopment.

RTPI calls for ‘bottom-up’ approach to post-coronavirus high street planning

21.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Covid-19 has and continues to speed up changes to the high street that were already happening in the UK, according to a report by the RTPI.

Report: Digital engagement should be built into start of planning process

08.12.2020

Laura Edgar

Digital engagement should be a part of any large-scale engagement programme after the Covid-19 pandemic, recommends a report published today (8 December).

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