Providing good practice advice to members is an important RTPI service.
- GPN 1: Guidelines on Effective Community Involvement and Consultation
Supporting effective community involvement, illustrated in four case studies. (Revised 2007)
- GPN 2: Consultancy by Current and Former Public Sector Employees
Practice and conduct issues raised by taking on a consultancy role. (2006)
- GPN 3: Personal Safety at Work
Risk assessment, avoiding conflict and carrying out safer site visits and meetings. (Reviewed 2008)
- GPN 4: Planning for Gypsies and Travellers
A series of 4 practice notes advising on communication, consultation and participation, accommodation needs assessment, plan policy, allocation, development management and enforcement. (2007)
- GPN 5: Delivering Healthy Communities
Encourages recognition of health issues within planning and raises awareness of how the planning and health sectors should work together. (2009)
- GPN 7: Gender and Spatial Planning
Building on the 2003 RTPI Gender Toolkit, this practice note examines how gender issues should be considered in spatial planning. (2007)
- GPN 8: Extra Care Housing
Within the context of RTPI work on housing for an ageing population, undertaken in close liaison with the Department of Health, this practice note advises on the planning implications of this new housing form. (2007)
Different legislation and practice topics are relevant to different nations. The notes state clearly whether they are of general application, or relate to a particular nation.