The RTPI membership designation, post-nominal and logo are simple and effective ways to promote your professional status and/or business.
Post nominal and designation
If you are part of one of our professional classes, you are entitled to use one of the following designation and post nominal after your name:
- Chartered Member - Chartered Town Planner - MRTPI
- Fellow - Fellow of the RTPI - FRTPI
- Legal Member - Legal Member of the RTPI - LMRTPI
- Legal Associate - Legal Associate of the RTPI - LARTPI
- Associate - Associate of the RTPI - AssocRTPI
- Honorary Member - Honorary Member of the RTPI - HonMRTPI
Retired Members of the above classes must always use (Rtd) next to their post-nominals. For example, retired Chartered Town Planners would use MRTPI (Rtd). They are not eligible to use the RTPI logo.
RTPI logos
We have created a logo that you can use exclusively to make your relationship with the RTPI clear to members of the public and potential clients.
For print and screen versions of the relevant RTPI logo, please email our marketing department with your name and membership number. Only Chartered, Associate, Legal and Legal Associate Members are eligible to use the RTPI logo.
Guidance on use of the RTPI logo by members (updated November 2017)
Planning consultants
For planning consultants, using the RTPI logo is an important way to promote your business. Practices that employ more than one Chartered Town Planner are entitled to refer to the firm as a whole as "Chartered Town Planners" and there is a practice logo available.
You are able to sign up to the RTPI Directory of Planning Consultants if you employ Chartered Town Planners, making it a reliable source of help and support for anyone looking for professional help on planning issues.
The RTPI offers a wide range of consultancy information and support for members. Chartered Town Planners who run their own small practices or work as sole practitioners may also find membership of the RTPI Independent Consultants' Network and the support it offers useful.
RTPI Site Signboards
The RTPI site signboard is an easy way to promote your practice’s work, and they are available from our approved manufacturer, MadeByBison.
The board is available in the following size: 1096mm x 274mm (standard size), or 892mm x 223mm (smaller size).
Please email MadeByBison [email protected] or call 01622 677541 to place an online order with your chartered membership number(s).
The design consists of the following elements:
- The RTPI chartered town planner/s logo is printed in blue on a white background. No other company logos are permitted.
- The words RTPI chartered town planner or RTPI chartered town planners appear above the top horizontal line and adjacent to the appropriate RTPI logo.
- The practice or chartered town planner’s name and services should appear in the central section of the board, taking up no more than two lines.
- Contact details such as URL, email, telephone number or postal address should appear in the footer (no more than one line).
Please note: RTPI site signboards should only be used by chartered town planners (MRTPI). The manufacturer will require your RTPI membership number before producing the chartered town planner board or more than one membership number for the chartered town planners board.
A site signboard is an advertisement. Deemed consent may be available provided that the size and position of the sign complies with the restrictions in the Control of Advertisements Regulations applicable for your nation.
Please also ensure compliance with any separate controls introduced by the Local Planning Authority for the site location.