RTPI-CIH Planning for Housing Network
Welcome to the new Network! 
Launched on Friday 7th November the new RTPI-CIH Planning for Housing Network is an expanded Network that will offer a wider membership and more opportunities for collaboration. John Callcutt CBE kindly launched the Network during the proceedings of the 6th Annual Housing & Construction Conference; this was itself a joint event between the London Branches of the CIH, CIOB, RIBA, RICS, RTPI & ROOMatRTPI. In launching the new Joint Network John Callcutt noted how timely it was that the RTPI & CIH were showing a collaborative route to meeting the many challenges faced by those determined to meet housing needs in the most sustainable and innovative ways. His own Callcutt Report demonstrated the need for and benefits from lasting collaborations and closer working.
The Planning for Housing Network aims to influence planning policies in the area of housing and to press decision-makers to address current housing-related issues effectively. Members of the network play an important part in developing policy, knowledge and good practice.
Who is the network for?
- Members of the UK and Scottish Parliaments and the Northern Ireland & Welsh Assemblies
- Members and board members of the Regional Assemblies and the Greater London Authority
- Local authority staff, committee members and councillors
- Staff and board members of Regeneration and Development Partnerships
- Staff and board members of voluntary organisations for better housing
- Town, community and parish council members
- Members of local Community and Development Trusts
- Housing and planning professionals
- Others engaged in planned housing
Join the network
If you want to keep up to date with recent developments in the field of housing planning, make your voice heard in influencing the planning profession, secure help with issues and develop and share views, then why not join the Planning for Housing Network? Membership is not restricted to RTPI or CIH members and at present is free. To join the Network:
You must first have registered on this website - see the home page, top left; please complete the Profile as fully as possible as this will help to get the most from the Network (RTPI members please remember to include your membership number).
Once this been done, just click on the 'Join here' link under the ‘Members’ Area’ heading to the left of this page. Requesting access there triggers a message to the Network Manager who will confirm your membership by email.
If you experience any difficulties with signing up, please email: housing@rtpi.org.uk
Ways of getting involved
As a ‘club’ of active members, we rely on their voluntary input. We encourage members to submit information for inclusion in our email bulletin, to host small member events, and to promote dialogue and discussion. Items for the email bulletin might include news and information on research projects, events and good practice, or requests for information from other members to help you in your work. Please send brief items for inclusion in the email bulletin to housing@rtpi.org.uk
DECEMBER
Visit to Accordia, the Stirling Prize winner - Monday 8th December
Members of the Network are offered a guided tour of Accordia the high-density, social housing development in Cambridge that won the prestigious Stirling Prize in 2008.
To book one of the strictly limited places please email the Network Manager.
New Joint Network!
The Network took a major step forward when on 7th November it became the RTPI-CIH Planning for Housing Network. The RTPI is very pleased to have the Chartered Institute of Housing on board as the Network Partner. The expanded Network will offer a wider membership and more opportunities for collaboration.
How can we help?
If you have comments or thoughts on suitable Network activities or events for 2008/9 then please contact housing@rtpi.org.uk
PPS3: Housing
Members can access a note from the Network meeting with CLG PPS3 team members below.
The CLG presentation at that meeting can also be downloaded here (the document is a pdf so 'use' bookmarks' to see and move around the content).
Members can now also access most of the presentations made at the joint RTPI/CIH West Midlands Conference on 'How do we implement PPS3' here.
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Latest Events
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| 08-Dec-08 | Visit to Accordia - Stirling Prize winner - Cambridge |
