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The Young Planners Conference

Young Planners in the East Midlands

The East Midlands Young Planners Group was established in 2008 and now has over 300 members. We celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2018, first meeting in Leicester in February 2008.

Our 2026 Chair is Sarah Marsh MRTPI CIHCM. Megan is a Chartered member of the RTPI and currently works for Marrons as a Principal Planner.

Join East Midlands Young Planners

Do I count as a 'young planner'?

You don't have to be a member of the RTPI to join us . It is free to register and open to any student, licentiate or corporate member of the RTPI (or non-member planner) with up to 10 years' post-qualification experience.

Make sure you receive the latest news and event information by signing up to the Young Planners' Network.

What do young planners do?

We feel that we have a very important role to play in promoting planning to people during all stages of their careers. There are lots of different things we do including:

Making presentations to universities on the role of planning and representing the Planning profession at school events and career fairs
Social events including the Christmas Quiz, Scavenger Hunt and Summer Social.
Webinars and in person CPD events on topics of interest in planning to represent the needs of young planners across the region.

Why should you get involved?

Foster professional relationships
Network with other professions
Develop soft skills in project management & leadership
Contributes to career progression
Promote Planning
Inspire the next generation
Share experiences
Support L-APC Candidates
Have fun and socialise with like-minded people

Get in touch

The RTPI East Midlands Young Planners Chair is Megan Wilson. We'd love to hear from you if you have any questions or would like to express an interest in joining. You can email us via shona.munro@rtpi.org.uk

Or you can reach us through the RTPI East Midlands LinkedIn page, which we regularly update with details of upcoming events:

Email: shona.munro@rtpi.org.uk

Committee members

Our committee members are:

Sarah Marsh MRPTI - Principal Planner Marrons RTPI East Midlands Young Planner Committee Chair 2025/2026
Joshua Morley LARTPI - Legal Planning Solicitor Associate at Shakespeare Martineau RTPI East Midlands Young Planner Committee Vice Chair 2026
Amy Robinson MRTPI - Associate Planner Fisher German
John Bayes MRTPI - Senior Planner at Arup
Ellie Dukes MRPTI - Senior Planning at Boyer Planning
Sophie Kane MRTPI - Planner STAT Planning
Anuja Sawantbirje - Senior Planning Officer at Bassetlaw District Council