Archive

Community programmes set a university team challenge

25 July 2008

Planning Aid plays a crucial role in giving students a taste of planning in the real world, notes Kevin Lillie.

The things I know

25 July 2008

Patrick Robinson, Planning Partner, Burges Salmon, Bristol.

Whatever MPs think, councillors must be up to speed on planning

By Huw Morris

25 July 2008

It may not be a best-seller, but this week's Commons communities and local government select committee report on planning skills should be required reading for ministers, officials, councillors, planners, developers, lobbyists and indeed anyone with a stake in how this country functions.

MPs press for skills body to fight crisis

25 July 2008

A sector skills council for planners should be set up to redress a decade of failure in tackling staff shortages, MPs urged this week.

Go on, shape the world around you

18 July 2008

London representative on the Young Planners' Network steering group Laura Smith talks to Joanna Hooper about her job and experiences.

The things I know

18 July 2008

Maria Francke, Head of planning and development, Scotland, Drivers Jonas.

The adventurer returns

18 July 2008

Globetrotting planning troubleshooter Paul Nichols is back home and relishing taking the helm at a regional arm of one of the UK's most high-profile consultancy operations, Ben Lee reports.

Course seeks to build skills

18 July 2008

Northern Ireland planners can now get regeneration training courtesy of a British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) initiative.

Appeal body studies skills

18 July 2008

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has commissioned a survey to help it determine its future recruitment strategy ahead of the latest reforms to the system.

Thirteen candidates pass transport planning professional qualification

18 July 2008

Thirteen out of 22 candidates have passed the transport planning professional qualification launched by the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT) and Transport Planning Society.