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The significant increase in planning costs associated with the amendments made at the latest Parliamentary stage of the Planning (Scotland) Bill threaten the very aims of the new legislation, according to planning minister Kevin Stewart. Mr Stewart was speaking as the Financial Memorandum for the Bi

A flagship postgraduate student bursary scheme from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has received a major financial boost from the Scottish Government. Speaking today at the Scottish Young Planners’ Conference in Dundee, Kevin Stewart, minister for local government, housing and plannin

Large scale infrastructure projects and construction-led economic growth in Scotland are at risk if under-resourcing of the planning system continues, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Scotland has told MSPs. Craig McLaren, RTPI Scotland director, told a parliamentary committee this week that

Brexit could offer greater flexibility for environmental planners in the UK, with Scotland potentially poised to benefit most, according to a recent study. The report, commissioned by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and conducted by academics across the UK including researchers at the Unive

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has issued an open invitation to any interested parties to shape the future of the institute and the planning profession. The UK's leading body for spatial planning and the largest planning institute in Europe with over 25,000 members worldwide has launc

The latest draft of the Planning (Scotland) Bill will place up to 88 new duties and responsibilities on planners without the resources required to undertake them, according to figures published today from the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland). The analysis shows that recent amen

Craig McLaren outlines how RTPI Scotland is influencing the Planning Bill. In July I blogged on the ambitions that RTPI Scotland had on the Planning (Scotland) Bill. At that time the Bill was about to be considered in the Scottish Parliament with its Local Government and Communities Committee scruti

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and digital planning pioneers Future Cities Catapult (FCC) have jointly called on the planning profession to make bolder steps to embrace digital technology. The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build awareness amongst RTPI

A decision by the Scottish Parliament's local government and communities committee to introduce statutory chief planning officers in councils has been welcomed by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). The provision was agreed yesterday during the committee's scrutiny of the Planning (Scotland) B

The Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland) has urged cabinet secretary Derek Mackay to allow local authorities in Scotland to raise planning fees to cover the entire costs of the planning application function. The Institute said it also fears that amendments to the upcoming Planning

Proposals to introduce new rights for communities to appeal planning decisions have failed to pass a key stage of the parliamentary legislative process. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s local government and communities committee voted against a series of amendments to the Scottish G

England should follow Scotland’s lead and devise a coherent strategy to integrate land use planning with transport planning to improve air quality, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. In its response to the UK government’s Clean Air Strategy consultation, the RTPI has criticised t

Research into planning for different religions, urbanisation in Rwanda and Ethiopia, and Scottish marine planning are among the projects shortlisted in this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence shortlist. Projects on heritage, build-to-rent housing, walkability and improving streets, have al

RTPI Scotland has joined forces with a number of high profile organisations in a letter sent to the Scottish Government and MSPs arguing for a change of direction in the Scottish Planning Bill. In an edited letter published in The Herald on June 29, the signatories called for the new legislation to

Stromness (image credit: Orkney Islands Council) A 10-year plan to regenerate a declining fishing village in Scotland has won the top prize at a prestigious national awards ceremony.