Planners – rising to the challenge?

Trudi Elliott CBE, Chief ExecutiveRoyal Town Planning Institute

•Planning is a world class export

•We can give members information, advice and contacts on planning overseas: a good place to start is www.rtpi.org.uk/working-abroad

•We have just started work on a guide to finding your way in overseas consultancy working with UKTI

•It will be a serious publication, but it may include a pithy warning from a member with many years of experience

RTPI help for members working in development: beyond these shores

Rio 2016 Olympics

• The population of the UK is projected to increase by 4.9 million over the next 10 years from 62.3 to 67.2 million at mid-2020, and increase by 10.9 million over the next 25 years.

• ONS predicts that 26% of the population will be over 65 in 2026.• Will need 2 million new homes by 2016 – a further 1 million by 2020• OBS predicts even tighter squeeze on public services by 2016/17• 4 different planning regimes operate in the UK• Economic context – dramatic cuts in public expenditure and low

growth• Mirrored globally with population growth and economic and resource

constraints • Construction output in May 2012 6.3% down on May 2011

UK Context

Planning & development delivers - 2012 Olympics

• Reform / Delivery : a trade off?

• Many deciders but one shared aim?

• It’s infrastructure, stupid

• Neighbourhood planning – a bold experiment

Planning Reform in England

Planning Reform in Scotland

• Sustainable Economic Growth

• Plan-led System

• Development Delivery

• Performance and Resources

• Importance of Place

Planning Review in Wales

• New primary legislative powers

• Sustainable Development

• Strategic Planning

• Local Development Plans

Planning Reform in Northern Ireland

• Local Government Review

• Single Policy

• Supporting the economy

Planners of the future ….supporting graduates to achieve

• There are around 2000 graduates from planning schools each year

• About half of these become Licentiates

• Equal number of men and women

• Supported by mentors

• Work towards becoming a Chartered Town Planner

RTPI recognises excellence in its new members

Planning Advice Line:• A single national telephone helpline providing 15

minutes of free advice to all callers• Call: 0330 123 9244• Or email: info@planningaid.rtpi.org.uk• Eligible cases will receive further free, independent

and impartial help from a volunteer caseworker• Other help and guidance is on the PAE website:

www.rtpi.org.uk/planningaid

Planners as volunteers: Planning Aid