RTPI Awards

16.09.2020

Matt Moody

Heritage | Leisure & Tourism | RTPI Awards | South West | The Newt

Hadspen House in Somerset and its estate have been transformed from a traditional private estate into a high-grade hotel, landscaped garden and sustainable tourist destination. Good planning – with plenty of...

Case study: Helping birds and industry to co-exist in the Humber Estuary

26.07.2020

Matt Moody

Humber Esturary mitigation strategy | Infrastructure - Green | North East | RTPI Awards

A large-scale conservation strategy in north-east England shows how endangered bird species can be given vital space alongside new industrial development. Matt Moody finds out about the RTPI award-winning...

Case study: Co-star - How Marmalade Lane is flying the flag for new ways of living

05.06.2020

Martin Read

Cambridge’s Marmalade Lane co-housing development celebrated stellar success at the recent RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence. Could the Covid-19 crisis and the project's message about community engagement...

Case study: A place to call home

21.01.2020

Rachel Masker

A pioneering project in south east London offers stable temporary accommodation for homeless families – and it can be moved to wherever the need is greatest. Rachel Masker reports on Place/Ladywell

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Case study: The revival of Spanish City

22.11.2019

Rachel Masker

After decades of decline, a multimillion-pound makeover of Spanish City has given renewed hope to Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, reports Rachel Masker.

RTPI awards case studies: Greenways

22.09.2019

Rachel Masker

Three winning projects in this year’s RTPI awards for planning excellence illustrate how planning with an environmental edge can improve ecosystems, boost human wellbeing and even fuel community pride, as...

McLaren Composites Technology Centre MCTC

Case study: Reshaping Rotherham

17.01.2019

Martin Read

A combination of IT enablement, progressive management and business mindedness has afforded Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s planners the status of RTPI team of the year – in celebration of its unity...