Sounds like a great session and so useful for young planners for their career path.

Good to see our Senior Vice Convenor chairing #SYPC24

Our very own Sepid Soltani demonstrated excellent written communication skills as a glamorous assistant in Neil Collar workshop on communication.

‘Communication is not an end in and of itself. Why are you communicating?’

#RTPI #SYPN #SYPC24 #Planning

Hoping all goes well with the Young Planners Conference in Glasgow tomorrow RTPI Scotland. Sorry l will not be there but in good hands with Laura Robertson Senior Vice Convenor

The Annual Lecture is opened to all members Royal Town Planning Institute RTPI Scotland. Get booked in if you are interested to hear the fantastic Professor Carlos Moreno.

Very inspiring to read why it was important to become a Chartered Member @rtpi RTPI Scotland

Excellent blog Robbie Calvert who played a key role in the introduction of a statutory Chief Planning Officer in all Scottish Councils. Well done RTPI Scotland having the foresight to pursuing this. Looking forward to see how it impacts and influences future decisions in Councils

Less than a week to the Young Planners Conference. Get that place booked if you have not done so. A fantastic and varied agenda.

We are inviting comments on a proposal to disapply time limits for taking enforcement action on unauthorised development, which requires an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Submit your view before 11 July 2024. bit.ly/3TZjLsy

Scottish Government has published Scottish Housing Market Review Q1 2024 collating a range of statistics on the latest trends in the Scottish housing market ⬇️

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Very informative first column Craig McLaren on new National Planning Improvement Framework. Based on collaboration and constructive support with 12 attributes. Pleased to see quality placemaking and delivery at the heart.

Pleased to see that our National Planning Improvement Champion Craig McLaren is spreading the word of all the progressive work being done in Scotland. #leadingtheway

Excellent blog Robbie Calvert who played a key role in the introduction of a statutory Chief Planning Officer in all Scottish Councils. Well done RTPI Scotland having the foresight to pursuing this. Looking forward to see how it impacts and influences future decisions in Councils

Always a yearly hit for all young planners. Jam packed topical agenda with excellent speakers. Do not delay booking your place.

Good to see the Digital Skills portal launched this week. RTPI Scotland Scot Gov Planning, Architecture and Regeneration A positive step forward in digital transformation of the planning system. Well done to all those involved in getting it to this stage. Dr Caroline Brown (she/her)

Congratulations to all in the winners showcasing quality development being taken forward in Scotland.

Scottish Government has published a consultation on proposed powers to allow future amendments to Scotland’s Environmental Impact Assessment regimes and Habitats Regulations ⬇️

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Critical to have robust innovative research for a modern progressive planning profession.

#Planners come in all shapes & sizes...their expertise specialisms are varied & that's what makes for great interdisciplinary teams.
There is an important role for Office for Place to play in helping professionals to navigate the complex design landscape & I'm excited for the future 😊

This will be an informative event about the transformational work of the Shaping Places Programme as it moves into a new phase.