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Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

|Date: 2 October, 2023

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking teams lack the capacity to meet strategic objectives

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the cap ...

Two-thirds of local authority planning and placemaking professionals say their team does not have the capacity to meet their authority’s strategic objectives, according to a new survey. The Recruitmen ...

2 October, 2023
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PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

|Date: 24 July, 2023

PM and Levelling Up Secretary set out long-term plan for housing

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commi ...

Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak announced today (24th July) that the Government will meet its manifesto commitment to build one million homes over this Parliament. The announcement was made ahead of Level ...

24 July, 2023
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Award win for research tackling the design quality of new developments

|Date: 17 September, 2021

Award win for research tackling the design quality of new developments

New research produced by the Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the We ...

New research produced by the Centre for Sustainable Planning and Environments at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), and commissioned by the West of England Combined Authority, has wo ...

17 September, 2021
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Strategic approach to climate change is critical, says RTPI

|Date: 18 November, 2020

Strategic approach to climate change is critical, says RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a report on best practice for strategic planning f ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published a report on best practice for strategic planning for climate resilience across city regions. Research was undertaken by RTPI staff working with t ...

18 November, 2020
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Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

|Date: 12 October, 2020

Advice on designing places that promote good mental health

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has published advice setting out how planners can create healthy communities that promote good mental health. Mental Health and Town Planning gives advice on h ...

12 October, 2020
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Seven ways to create healthy communities post-COVID

|Date: 13 July, 2020

Seven ways to create healthy communities post-COVID

Town planners should be ‘visionaries’ to address the converging public health, climate emergency and econ ...

Town planners should be ‘visionaries’ to address the converging public health, climate emergency and economic recovery challenges to create healthy communities post-COVID, according to a new report by ...

13 July, 2020
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RTPI congratulates Jenrick on retaining ministerial role

|Date: 14 February, 2020

RTPI congratulates Jenrick on retaining ministerial role

The Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) welcomes the announcement that Robert Jen ...

The Chief Executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) welcomes the announcement that Robert Jenrick will remain in his role as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen ...

14 February, 2020
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Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

|Date: 18 November, 2019

Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more reso ...

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by ...

18 November, 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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Online training resource highlights planning and mental health links

|Date: 10 October, 2019

Online training resource highlights planning and mental health links

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a free online training resource to help planners be ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a free online training resource to help planners better understand the link between good planning and mental health. An Introduction to town plann ...

10 October, 2019
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