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A veteran Scottish planning consultant has formally resigned his membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) after branding the body's defence of accepting sponsorship money from energy giant SSEN "absolutely insulting." Ian Kelly, a member of the institute for more than 50 years, first r

Fife Council's Planning, Climate & Sustainability Service has achieved national recognition at the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland's national planning awards this week.

Nine institutions representing over 400,000 built environment professionals have agreed the next phase of their joint equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) action plan.

New findings from a survey of planners by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) have painted a worrying picture for communities across Scotland, revealing that 66% of respondents in the public sector lack the capacity to meet demand.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has launched its Planifesto 2026, calling for a long-term investment in Scotland’s planning system to unlock the homes, infrastructure and sustainable growth the nation needs.

With an estimated need for around 700 new planners over the next 10-15 years, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) secured five new 'Future Planners' bursaries totalling £25,000 to help attract talent from a variety of disciplines into this vital profession by assisting with course fees and li

Eight leading professional bodies from across the built environment sector have reaffirmed their collective commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) by signing a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

A new white paper by Scottish architecture firm Anderson Bell + Christie (ABC) is sounding the alarm on an often-overlooked climate challenge: the hidden carbon cost of constructing new buildings. Funded by Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK, the research shows that as Scotland decarbonises heating

A joint research report by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and LandTech has highlighted a "decade of missed opportunities" in achieving sustainable housing throughout England.

A new Planning Hub has been created which aims to support the work of local authorities, build skills and capacity, and leverage specialist expertise from outside the planning profession.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) will be offering ten £5,000 RTPI Future Planners bursaries, up from £2,000 last year, to a selection of students who choose to enrol on an RTPI fully accredited Planning Masters in Scotland for this coming academic year. The Scottish Government ha

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has released its response to the Investing in Planning consultation, noting the consultation’s reliance on planning fees, which the Institute states will not be a silver bullet to fixing the planning system. The Institute’s response, whic

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Scottish Government have launched a 'one-stop' portal designed to improve the confidence of digital skills among all planners in their everyday roles.

The passing of the Scottish Budget 2024/25 at Holyrood yesterday will perpetuate housing inequality across the country and limit the number of new homes coming forward across all tenures, sector body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has warned. The Budget includes more than £1.3 billion for the W

A new report from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has provided a stark outline of the current resourcing issues facing local planning authorities in Scotland.