The Minister for Decentralisation and Planning, Greg Clark, meets Chief Policy Advisor, Kelvin MacDonald, at the House of Commons to discuss the impact of the Localsim Bill on RTPI members.

Jim Claydon interviews Kelvin MacDonald about the twelve tests of localism

Ann Skippers discusses the forthcoming Localism Bill

Kelvin MacDonald discusses the forthcoming Localism Bill

Kelvin MacDonald gives his first reactions to the Comprehensive Spending Review

RTPI Senior Vice-President Richard Summers chaired a hugely sucessful and engaging discussion at this year's Conservative Party Conference which was attended by 120 conference delegates and RTPI members. 

Speakers at the event were: Sue Percy, RTPI Director of Professional Services; Michael Chater, Chairman of National Association of Local Councils; Cllr Gary Porter, Chair of Environment Board, Local Government Association; and Bob Neill, CLG Minister with responsibility for Planning.

The RTPI held a highly successful Fringe Event at the 2010 Lib Dems Conference in Liverpool around the subject of 'Giving people a voice in Planning'.

Speakers included CLG Minister, Andrew Stunell; Dorothy Thornhill, Elected Mayor of Watford; Sue Percy, RTPI Director of Professional Services and Sue Shaw, Chair of Action in Rural Communites in Rural England. The event was chaired by RTPI President Ann Skippers.

Sue Percy kicked off the debate.

Third plenary session of the 2010 RTPI Convention. Featuring Nick Cuff, Chairman of Regeneration, London Borough of Wandsworth; Jim MacKinnon, Chief Planner, Scottish Executive; Edwin Poots MLA, Minister of the Environment, Noirthern Ireland Executive and Rosemary Thomas, Deputy Director, Welsh Assembley Government.

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The second plenary session of the 2010 RTPI convention.  Featuring Trevor Beattie, Corporate Director at the Homes and Communities Agency; Celia Carrington, Deputy Chief Executive at Swindon Borough Council; and Sir Michael Pitt, Chair, Infrastructure Planning Commission.

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Ann Skippers, RTPI president addresses the RTPI Planning Convention (June 2010).

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