About RTPI Cymru

RTPI Cymru has delegated powers to run RTPI affairs in Wales. This enables us to work directly with the Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales who have delegated powers for town and country planning and from March 2011, primary legislative powers for the separate planning system in Wales.

RTPI Cymru's aim is: To provide a range of services to all members living and working in Wales in accordance with the Institute's Charter, the latest Corporate Plan, the list of RTPI Cymru Core Activities in its Annual Action Plan and the RTPI Cymru adopted Business Plan.

RTPI Cymru's Annual Review of 2012 can be read here.

Objectives

RTPI Cymru's objectives are:

• To ensure effective and efficient governance of the Institute's activities in Wales in accordance with the principles of sustainability, equal opportunities and active member involvement;
• To raise awareness and promote public understanding of positive things that planning can achieve for Wales and its people and be the Institute's voice in Wales;
• To promote and disseminate knowledge and good practice in planning
• To promote research to support planning policy and practice development;
• To work with the Welsh Government and the National Assembly for Wales and others to provide Wales with an effective and appropriate strategic framework for planning;
• To support the Institute's contributions to global, European and UK-wide policy making and influence.

 The priorities for the next three years are:

1. To increase the range and intensity of Welsh member involvement in the Institute's activities in Wales and the UK;
2. To actively engage in any relevant aspects of the Welsh Governmen'ts legislative programme, and review of planning;
3. To increase the public profile of the Institute in Wales;
4. To build upon the RTPI Cymru governance structure that will support the above efforts;
5. To develop a regular programme of activities in Wales, linking with areas outside Wales where appropriate.

We make sure our members and stakeholders know what we are doing.  We do this by:

• publishing our quarterly newsletter Cynllunio
• ensuring that our website provides up-to-date information on our work, events and publications
• using social media such as Twitter
• working with the media and issuing press releases 

RTPI Cymru Management Board

Our work is managed through the RTPI Cymru Management Board and implemented by the National Director and staff team based in Wales.  The Management Board's remit includes:

•  supervising, promoting and directing the Institute's relations in Wales,  other than on education, membership and professional conduct:

• supervising, promoting and directing RTPI Cymru's relationship outside of Wales internationally, and with other Institute-wide, national and regional structures;
• implementing, monitoring and reviewing within Wales members' priorities for the development of planning and related issues;
• supporting members in Wales in their professional activities;
• helping to implement the Institute's new activities where relevant (e.g. in such fields as Planners in the Workplace);
• developing, supervising and sustaining the Chapters and other networking activities of the Institute in Wales; and
• leading on engagement and awareness raising with members, the wider public and other professions.

The Management Board is represented on the RTPI's General Assembly, committees and panels.

The Policy and Research Forum is a sub-Forum of the Management Board and their remit includes:

• leading on the development of planning and related policy;
• research and the practices of planning across Wales; and
• setting up, development and management of professional interest networks.