RTPI South West promotes planning as a profession and builds links with other built environment professions and organisations throughout the South West. We offer members a programme of affordable seminars and events to assist with their continuing professional development requirements, and also publish a regular newsletter for member

More than 2,000 planners from central, regional and local government, private consultancies, the education sector and other organisations are members of RTPI South West. We welcome the views and opinions of all our members, and we are always looking for volunteers to help with running our programmes.

For more information on how to get involved in RTPI South West, please email Helen Clarke or call 01823 250822.

SOUTH WEST PLANNERS WELCOME RTPI PRESIDENT TO THE REGION

RTPI President, Ann Skippers, visited Plymouth, Weymouth & Portland and Poole on 14th and 15th July at a pivotal time for both the planning system and the profession.  Ann addressed over 90 delegates at the Regional Planning & LDFs conference in Plymouth on how the RTPI can apply the contents of its new 'Shaping the Future' manifesto to helping the new Government to improve the planning system.  She also visited various sites in Weymouth including Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy and a pioneering waste management and renewable energy facility at Cranford, as well as meeting with planning professionals from across Dorset.  Click here to see further details.  

 Ann Skippers with RTPI SW Chair, Brett Spiller

RESULTS OF THE RTPI SW PLANNING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS 2009 (sponsored by WYG Planning)

This year 9 submissions for the RTPI National Awards were forwarded to the RTPI SW for regional judging. The standard of these was generally good and the judging panel was faced with difficult decisions.  However, the Judges are pleased to announce that the following have been given Awards or Commendations:

Schemes on the Ground

Award Winner: Cabot Circus, Bristol

Other Planning Work

Award Winner:  Strategic Leaders' Board and South West Councils Infrastructure Planning Advice Note

Commended: Torbay Mayoral Vision

Radstock Rail Lands

Tremough Campus, Falmouth

Overall Winner of the Philip Barclay Cup and Commemorative Plaque:   Cabot Circus, Bristol 

The Award Ceremony was held on Wednesday 20th January 2010 at the Cabot Circus Marketing Suite.  The photo shows  representatives from Cabot Circus receiving their award.  A full article with photos of all award winners will be in the next edition of Branchout.    

FORTHCOMING RTPI SW EVENTS

RURAL PLANNING - 8th September 2010, Dartington Hall, Totnes - With huge emphasis placed on development associated with the South West’s urban areas – do we have a positive national and regional vision for sustaining rural areas? Our guest speakers will endeavour to answer this question and look at local solutions. With climate change at the heart of the profession, consideration will also be given to opportunities to deliver new forms of rural development – inspired by the granting of the LAMMAS development in Presseli, Wales.  See attached booking form for further details.

CLIMATE CHANGE, Delivering Essential Waste, Energy & Flood Management Infrastructure - 15th October 2010, Eden Project, St Austell -  With the recent announcement of a geothermal renewable energy scheme, we are delighted that the Eden Project will play host to this conference. Our excellent range of guest speakers will bring you up to speed on the scale of the challenge, assessment methods, current best practice, technological innovation and design. We’ll look at the drivers behind delivering new infrastructure and just what makes it so essential! With the IPC based in the SW Region, we will also seek an insight into how it is dealing with Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.  See attached booking form for further details.  

PLANNING SUPPORT STAFF WORKSHOPS - 27th September (Taunton) and 24th November (Plymouth) - Following on from the success of the last two years events, two further workshops have been arranged covering 3 topics identified as ones of interest to planning support staff; registration and validation, LDFs and planning policy and planning legislation simplified!  See attached booking form for further details.

RTPI SW Newsletter 'Branchout' Summer Edition 

Click here to read the latest edition of Branchout.  

RTPI SW Conference - Regional Planning & LDF's - 14th July 2010

Speakers Presentations:

Rynd Smith, Planning Inspectorate 

John Baker, Baker Associates

Esther Richmond, Cornwall Council 

Geoff Walker, RTPI SW 

Geoff Walker Background Paper to his Presentation

Ann Skippers Summary of Presentation

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