BLOG: 'This marks the culmination of many years of successful campaigning and advocacy work from RTPI Scotland, but also the wider Institute'

Robbie Calvert on every planning authority in Scotland being required to appoint a Chief Planning Officer:

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Just published! A short blog for Royal Town Planning Institute celebrating the statutory role of Chief Planning Officer coming into force in Scotland. In most part due to the vision and sustained efforts of Craig McLaren HeadsofPlanningScot & Scot Gov Planning, Architecture and Regeneration rtpi.org.uk/blog/2024/apri…

I am very, very late to the Arabic calligraphy party, but an exhibition of Emin Barın Artİstanbul Feshane was a good place to start. Absolutely stunning!

Interesting piece of tactical urbanism here - the lesser known variant of the desire line. The desire breezeblock step 😂

Wow, how great did this junction used to look?? 😍

Superb webinar on accelerating delivery of heat pumps in the UK from Dr Nicholas Harrington of CaCHE. Well worth an hour of your time, such an important topic youtu.be/kv5DV1K87Gg

One week into my Instanbul journey and what a trip it's been. The history, the food, the coffee but most importantly the people. The brightest expression of humanity I have ever experienced. Seni her zaman sevicem ❤️

A little gem from today's survey work. Chirnside Primary School by Messrs Reid & Forbes (1937)

Wow Community Sauna Baths CIC in Hackney Wick has really developed the third space idea into something really beautiful. A community sauna, tool library, cafe, and with studio/exhibition spaces too. Would be great to see more of these popping up across the country ❤️

A busy day ahead in London for the Royal Town Planning Institute Board meeting today. But first coffee at the sublime Rosslyn Coffee. Big tip for anyone ever visiting Botolph Lane

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What excellent progress in Hawick 🎉 cant wait to bring the bike down and give it a test 🚴🏼

A planning milestone in Scotland with the first LDP Evidence Report out there - well done to Fife colleagues for getting it this far! The thought of DPEA & SG potentially having to scrutinise 13,600pages of evidence over the coming years is intimidating 😯 fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/…

Proud moment today to see our former Convenor Kirsty Macari FRTPI FHEA FRSA being made a Fellow Royal Town Planning Institute for her contribution to Planning by the outgoing President Sue Bridges. So passion about planning education and ensuring Scotland is represented nationally. #MakingADifference

Got hit by a car tonight on my bike, he just pulled out on me. Luckily bike and me are okay, and the first cyclist behind to my rescue was a planner - what are the chances 😂

Quite frankly it’s embarrassing that Police Scotland are still the only UK force to not have a dash cam portal set up

Seville Bus Station by Rodrigo Medina Benjumea (1943)

The Mexican Pavilion in Seville by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez