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Climate and community need to be at the heart of government’s Arc plans

26.02.2021

The government must put sustainability first in its plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and encourage local authorities and their development partners to bring communities along as part of the planning...

First Welsh national spatial strategy published

24.02.2021

Roger Milne

Housing and local government minister Julie James has launched the national spatial strategy in a 180-page document called Future Wales.

England round-up: Sustainable development must be at the heart of the planning system, organisations insist; Northamptonshire business park approved

15.01.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 9 January-15 January, 2021

Case study: The Hills at Charlesworth

17.11.2020

Huw Morris

Environmental | International | Public Realm | RTPI Awards | sustainable development

The Hills at Charlesworth Sustainability Plaza in Edmonton, Canada, is this year’s winner of the RTPI’s International Award for Planning Excellence. Huw Morris looks at the scheme

Is the planning function delivering sustainable development?

16.11.2020

Dave Ayre

Planning embraced the concept of sustainable development early, writes Dave Ayre, but its promise of delivery may have been over-ambitious. Will the planning white paper make a difference?

The bridge between: An interview with Robyn Skerratt

03.11.2020

Simon Wicks

Robyn Skerratt has become RTPI Young Planner of the Year at an extraordinarily challenging time. But Covid-19 won’t stop her building bridges between professions, as Simon Wicks discovers...

Agent of change: Viviana Cordero

02.11.2020

Vivian Cordero

In our November issue, we've profiled young planners who are delivering sustainable development goals around the world. Read about the...

Agent of change: HY William Chan

29.10.2020

HY William Chan

In our November issue, we've profiled young planners who are delivering sustainable development goals around the world. Read about the...

RTPI blog round-up: Delivering sustainable development - is the white paper onto something?

02.10.2020

RTPI

CPD | Professional Development | sustainable development | UK

A round-up of RTPI blogs: 5 September-2 October, 2020

Appeal: ‘Innovative’ housing and education hybrid scheme rejected

28.08.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to fund a technical college, careers hub and day nursery by building 120 homes near Hull have been blocked by an inspector, who called the appellant’s aim ‘laudable’ but could not support the site’s...

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