engagement

We’re one, but we’re not the same

18.04.2019

Ken Hopkins

Community Engagement | consultation | engagement | England | planning appeals | Planning Law | Policy & Politics | Scotland

Developers in England can learn a lot from the Scottish approach to consultation, argues Ken Hopkins. On the other hand, the English appeals system produces fairer outcomes…
Effective engagement webinar available on demand

26.09.2018

The Planner

Commonplace | Community Engagement | engagement | Professional Development | public consultation | UK | webinar

The Planner – in association with the developers of the community engagement platform Commonplace – have hosted a debate on the best ways that planners can manage truly effective consultation processes in a free webinar.
Webinar: Establishing Effective Engagement – Consultation in 2018

27.08.2018

The Planner

Community Engagement | consultation | Demographics & Population Growth | engagement | NPPF | Policy & Politics | UK | webinar

The Planner – in association with the developers of the community engagement platform Commonplace – are set to debate the best ways in which planners can manage truly effective consultation processes in a free webinar...
News analysis: Beating down social barriers

19.03.2018

Laura Edgar

Campaigning & Advocacy | consultation | diversity | engagement | inclusivity | international women's day | IWD | Professional Development | UK

Last year, the RTPI published the results of its 2017 Member Survey, which featured in the December issue of The Planner. It suggested that the demographic profile of the 4,225...
Why planning needs to improve its user experience

08.03.2018

Vicky Payne

Community Engagement | consultation | engagement | UK

Planning needs to be a lot more imaginative in its efforts to engage with communities, argues Vicky...
RTPI blog round-up: Health and the city: achieving global agendas through local action

02.06.2017

Laura Edgar

engagement | Environmental | Health | New Urban Agenda | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | planning | RTPI | UK

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 6 May-2 June, 2017
We can make planning more accessible to young people

09.10.2015

Lucy Seymour-Bowdery

Community Engagement | engagement | participation | UK | young people

Planning is inseparable from politics, writes Lucy Seymour-Bowdery. Decisions in planning and politics have a significant impact on the success of the places in which we live, work and socialise. Most...
Online consultation is changing the game

26.06.2015

Penny Norton

Community Engagement | consultation | engagement | online | UK

Online engagement has the potential to shift consultation on planning matters away from 'tick-box' exercises towards meaningful conversations with a wider range of citizens, argues Penny Norton
Career development: Interpreting a consultation

26.09.2014

Helen Bird

charrette | Community | Community Engagement | consultation | engagement | UK

We recently looked at the skills and resources needed to carry out a consultation. Here, Helen Bird finds out how...