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New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

|Date: 15 September, 2020

New housing targets ‘jeopardise any ambition to level-up country’

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas wil ...

An updated algorithm designed by government to set how many new homes need to be built in local areas will lead to London and the south seeing a housing boom while swathes of the north will see fewer ...

15 September, 2020
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Planners must be central to sustainable post-COVID recovery says RTPI

|Date: 3 July, 2020

Planners must be central to sustainable post-COVID recovery says RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a far-reaching, national campaign calling on govern ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a far-reaching, national campaign calling on governments across the UK and Ireland to capitalise on the expertise of planners to achieve a sustain ...

3 July, 2020
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Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

|Date: 1 July, 2020

Once in a lifetime opportunity to address stark inequalities exposed by Covid-19

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcom ...

Government pledge to invest in local priorities, such as building new homes and infrastructure, is welcomed, however LGA says planning powers must remain at a local level and that 'we have a once-in-a ...

1 July, 2020
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Will digital technology in planning be one of the legacies of COVID-19?

|Date: 20 April, 2020

Will digital technology in planning be one of the legacies of COVID-19?

Delving into the impact the outbreak will have on planners, Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, Plannin ...

Delving into the impact the outbreak will have on planners, Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, Planning Partners at Bidwells, discuss whether the use of digital technology will be the way forward i ...

20 April, 2020
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Property industry to provide buildings to house key workers as part of fightback against coronavirus

|Date: 23 March, 2020

Property industry to provide buildings to house key workers as part of fightback against coronavirus

Organisations representing thousands of professionals across the surveying, architectural and planning sp ...

Organisations representing thousands of professionals across the surveying, architectural and planning specialisms have written to the Prime Minister to offer their help in fighting back against the g ...

23 March, 2020
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Planning essential to deliver Welsh Government climate change ambitions

|Date: 19 December, 2019

Planning essential to deliver Welsh Government climate change ambitions

Ambitious projects to help combat climate change outlined in the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2020 ...

Ambitious projects to help combat climate change outlined in the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2020-21 have been welcomed by Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Cymru. The draft budget, the fir ...

19 December, 2019
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Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

|Date: 27 November, 2019

Planners vital for success of local authority housebuilding

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play ...

Planners’ skills in plan making and facilitating public engagement mean that they have a key role to play in the current resurgence of local authority housebuilding. That’s the view of the Royal Town ...

27 November, 2019
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Do not overhaul planning regime, Winckworth Sherwood tells future PM

|Date: 25 November, 2019

Do not overhaul planning regime, Winckworth Sherwood tells future PM

Promises to deliver new homes of all tenures from the mainstream political parties are welcomed but inves ...

Promises to deliver new homes of all tenures from the mainstream political parties are welcomed but investment in the planning regime is needed if they are to be achieved, says Karen Cooksley and Cole ...

25 November, 2019
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Irwin Mitchell: LAs not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing

|Date: 28 October, 2019

Irwin Mitchell: LAs not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing

National law firm says 45% of the UK’s local authorities are still not planning ahead for elderly persons ...

National law firm says 45% of the UK’s local authorities are still not planning ahead for elderly persons’ housing. The survey by Irwin Mitchell has revealed a shocking lack of preparation for homes f ...

28 October, 2019
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RTPI invites bids for research into planning outcomes

|Date: 28 October, 2019

RTPI invites bids for research into planning outcomes

The Royal Town Planning Institute has announced its plans to commission research to identify the most imp ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute has announced its plans to commission research to identify the most important outcomes in spatial planning and feasible ways to measure them. In an Invitation to Tend ...

28 October, 2019
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