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Planners are pivotal to sustainable Covid-19 recovery

29.06.2020

Laura Edgar

RTPI president Sue Manns has launched an institute campaign that aims to raise the ‘vital’ awareness of the role planners have in every respect of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

RTPI blogs round-up: Top tips on how to adjust to homeworking during lockdown

03.04.2020

RTPI

chief planners | Coronavirus | Professional Development | RTPI | UK

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 1 March-3 April, 2020

Life at the top: What's it like to be a local authority head of planning?

11.02.2020

Huw Morris

chief planners | Policy & Politics | Professional Development | RTPI | UK

The end goal of many a career in planning is to head a local authority planning team. Huw Morris finds out what being a chief planner involves.

Young planners to shadow chief planners for second year

09.12.2019

Laura Edgar

chief planners | Professional Development | RTPI | UK

The RTPI is again teaming up with local authorities from across the UK to give young planners the opportunity to work alongside a chief planning officer.

Scotland round-up: Regional growth framework for Edinburgh city region takes shape; Spatial planning ‘must’ feature in Scotland’s transport strategy

25.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Scotland: 19 October-25 October, 2019

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20 organisations take part in RTPI shadowing initiative

21.02.2019

Laura Edgar

Local authorities and organisations across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland responded to the RTPI’s call to offer young planners the opportunity to find out what it is like to be a chief planning officer.

Young planners to shadow chief planners in new scheme

19.12.2018

Laura Edgar

chief planners | Professional Development | RTPI | UK

The RTPI is working with local planning authorities to offer young planners the opportunity of work experience with a chief planning officer.

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First for Scotland as planning bill is amended to include statutory chief planners

16.11.2018

Roger Milne

chief planners | Planning (Scotland) Bill | Policy & Politics | RTPI Scotland | Scotland

The Local Government and Communities Committee approves an amendment to the Planning (Scotland) Bill that will introduce statutory chief planning officers for councils.

Convention 2017: Into the limelight

03.08.2017

Simon Wicks

Speakers: Niall Cussen, principal adviser, planning, Department for Housing, Community and Local Government, Ireland; Neil Hemington...

Planning the future: Chief planners' predictions

23.10.2014

Mark Smulian

To mark the RTPI’s centenary, the chief planners for England, Wales and Northern Ireland consider how those coming up through the ranks of the profession must address the challenges of both the growing...