Press Releases
The RTPI issues press releases on current and topical planning issues. Our most recent press releases are shown below, or you can also search our press release archive by title, topic or date.
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| PR 26 - Legislative programme "a mixed bag" |
| The Draft Legislative Programme is a mixed bag according to the Royal Town Planning Institute, which welcomes the Government’s commitment to pursue the Marine and Coastal Access Bill and the Heritage Protection Bill. However, it has strong concerns about the Government’s failure to outline plans to pursue the affordable housing agenda and is wary of future plans to give regional planning powers to Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) |

