Technology

Deliberative democracy: a model for better engagement in planning

08.11.2019

I recently attended the Oslo Architecture Triennale, which explored the idea of ‘degrowth’. Degrowth in a planning context is the idea that we need drastically to reconsider how we plan and build our...

Life through a lens: How young people can point the way towards town centre revival

06.11.2019

Katherine Simpson

The Instagram generation mediate their lives through apps, websites and social media in ways that were unimaginable even 10 years ago. Katherine Simpson considers what this means for town centres now and in...

Funds awarded for digital innovation

31.10.2019

Huw Morris

A digital technology project under development by five local authorities to improve efficiency in the planning system is one of seven initiatives to receive government funding.

Tech landscape: Digital is critical for town centre planning

23.10.2019

Atul Joshi

If we’re to plan intelligently for the town centres of the future, we need to change the way we think about them – paying particular attention to digital technology, says Atul Joshi.

McVey backs PropTech

21.10.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing minister Esther McVey has voiced her support for PropTech, saying the UK property sector is ‘on the cusp of a digital revolution’.

RTPI Policy Manager James Harris (right) with Stefan Webb of Connected Places Catapult / RTPI

Vision for PlanTech set out

18.09.2019

Laura Edgar

The RTPI and Connected Places Catapult (CPC) have set out a shared vision for the future of digital planning technologies, or ‘PlanTech’.

Cash for councils to improve digital tech

12.09.2019

Laura Edgar

digital infrastrcture | England | Technology

Local government minister Luke Hall has announced that £750,000 will be awarded to council projects to improve digital technology services, including websites for submitting planning applications.

Charlotte Orrell: My view on... Plantech

22.08.2019

Charlotte Orrell

my view on | planning technology | plantech | Technology | UK

Planner Charlotte Orrell believes that the ‘PlanTech’ revolution isn’t a fad – it’s happening right now, and it’s here to stay

Planning Convention 2019: What does the future hold?

30.07.2019

The Planner

Titled 'The future of planning: What's next?', this year's Planning Convention asked big questions about the direction in which the profession is headed and the role it can play in shaping our collective...

Convention 2019: The shape of things

30.07.2019

Simon Wicks

It was titled ‘The future of planning: What’s next?’. But, asks Simon Wicks, what did the Planning Convention 2019 tell us about the shape of things to come?

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