After 25yrs of living here London is still full of surprises... St Pauls Cathedral vista 😍

An excellent start to the week, we had RTPI chief executive @victoriartpi.bsky.social in Edinburgh to help Convenor Laura Robertson open RTPI Scotland’s new office. And, this evening we all celebrated the best of Scottish planning practice with our RTPI Scotland awards. Well done all!

#summerinthecity #london 😍😎🌞🌡#heatwave London is buzzing 🤩

Out and about today...getting my steps in between meetings What a beautiful day 😍😎🌞

#London looking fine today! #BankHolidayMonday #veday2025 #VE80

Good morning London! 🤩😍

Good morning! Have a feeling it's going to be a good one! 😎

RTPI CEX Victoria Hills MRTPI gave evidence to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee today highlighting why a purpose of planning is so important. The Bill has the potential to shape a generation’s perception and interest in planning and civic participation more broadly.

Big opportunity to set out our key asks for the Planning & Infrastructure Bill I'm giving evidence to the Bill Committee tomorrow Thursday 24 April from 2pm UK time & you can watch live on Parliament TV 🍿 👇

On Thursday, the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee will sit and hear oral evidence from key stakeholders, including CEO @victoriartpi.bsky.social She will give evidence on RTPI’s response to the Bill and our suggested new clauses. Watch it live from 2pm👇 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

FABULOUS news to finish the week Chartered Town Planning Apprenticeships are UP 66% 🚀🚀🚀 We really hope Govt are listening & support this pipeline who'll play a critical role in the delivery of 1.5m homes plus all the new towns www.rtpi.org.uk/news/2025/ap...

Back in the 🇬🇧 & spring has sprung 🐣🐰😎🌞🍫🌸

"Every planning department must have a Chief Planning Officer at the leadership level to bridge the gap between development management & development planning functions." @victoriartpi.bsky.social explains our key ask in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill 👇 www.rtpi.org.uk/blog/2025/ap...

Thank you Joel Albizo for being the perfect host! Our two great organisations continue to thrive through our international collaborations & partnerships Together we're stronger 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸 @rtpiplanners.bsky.social American Planning Association

What an awesome week stateside! We've always enjoyed a special relationship with the American Planning Association & our presence this week was much appreciated

📣 BREAKING NEWS: Entries are now open for the 2025 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence with renamed categories in honour of late planning academics: 🎓 Tony Crook Award for Early Career Research 🎓 Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence Learn more: www.rtpi.org.uk/news/2025/ma...

View our #PlanningReform hub for everything you need to know about the Bill and how it affects planners 👇

The south of France is a beautiful place, but back in the 🇬🇧 & its hard to beat these kinds of views on an early evening stroll to a Planning Futures dinner last night - thank you!

Lovely to be back in London for some 🌞 in my office neighbourhood 😎❤️

What a week for planning! They same timing is everything. Well, we couldn't have timed it better We spent a very productive few days at @mipim.bsky.social promoting the important role the planning profession plays in delivering sustainable places @rtpiplanners.bsky.social

Many congratulations to @drcarolinebrown.bsky.social RTPI's Director of Scotland, Ireland and English Regions for making the The Planner RTPI Women of Influence list 👏 - what a way to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/03/07/p... #IWD25

#Belfast ❤️🤩😍🌞 #placemaking #planning #heritage #builtenvironment #infrastructure #regeneration #investment #worktrip What a city!

Good morning Belfast I'm ready for you! What a beautiful start to the day taking in the historic quarters & regeneration sights 😎❤️‍🔥🤩 #CostaDelBelfast

"It would seem rather strange to turn off the oxygen on a pipeline of planners coming into local gov't & the private sector at exactly the moment the gov't is reforming planning." @victoriartpi.bsky.social highlights why RTPI is calling for an exemption to the govt's changes to L7 apprenticeships.

@victoriartpi.bsky.social spoke about the impact of potential funding changes to Level 7 apprenticeships and why RTPI is calling for an exemption for the Chartered Town Planner #Apprenticeship while giving evidence to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee today.

1.5 million new homes target - is the construction sector equipped to deliver? You can watch me given evidence today (Tuesday 4 March 2025) at the Housing Committee session 👇 Looking forward to a robust conversation on skills, resourcing & pipeline committees.parliament.uk/event/23507

Happy #ShroveTuesday ! 🇬🇧 When in doubt, keep calm & carry on...& make pancakes = very happy kids (Nutella optional 😋)

Further steps the government are taking today to make the plan-led system a reality and to realise the full potential of the planning reforms we initiated last year 👇🏻 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

I challenge you to find me a better example of a 1950s brutalist architecture County Hall than Leicestershire County Council I visited today 💎 Internal deco pristine condition 👌on a par with Barbican #IMO

First signs of spring in beautiful Leicester City centre! 💎

💎 gems 💎 out & about in Leicester City...who knew?!?

Save the date! The UK’s leading event for planning professionals and policymakers returns. The National Planning Conference 2025 will be held on 9 October in Manchester 🔗 Sign up for early bird tickets 👇https://nationalplanningconference.co.uk/contact

We're off to a strong start at @rtpiplanners.bsky.social www.rtpi.org.uk/news/2025/fe...

Save the date! 9th October 2025 is going to be THE HOT ticket of the year for the 🌏🌎🌍of planning Please mark your diary to come and join us in Manchester UK - it's going to be a cracker!

It was back to school 🏫 today for me! An important meeting with @cambridgeuni.bsky.social to discuss #planning education & opportunity to join a Monday morning lecture Lovely to be back in Cambridge again with the 🌞

Yes!!! @elizabethline.bsky.social @transportforlondon.bsky.social What a SMALL but impactful addition to your excellent transport network in London Please can we see MORE of this across the ENTIRE network 💧💧💧 It could help SAVE millions of disposable plastic water bottles every year 🎊🎉👏🌟🌍🌎🌏

These proposals include specific legislative asks covering: 👉 Statutory Chief Planning Officers 👉 The inclusion of a purpose of planning 👉 Provisions for a National Spatial Framework 👉 Mandatory requirement for online planning committees Learn more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r... #PlanningReform

Ahead of the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill next month, we have set out some key legislative asks of Gov't on behalf of the profession. For more details on our priority areas for consideration and specific asks, visit the new #PlanningReform hub: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...

Super start to day...power breakfast briefing with City of London Corporation at the beautiful The Fishmongers'​ Company Hall 👌 Helpful to meet with neighbours in heart of financial district & set out @rtpiplanners.bsky.social priorities to unlock potential of #planning to drive UK economic growth

Good day in the office! A timely opportunity for @rtpiplanners.bsky.social to provide evidence to Environmental Audit Committee on sustainability and housing growth 👇 committees.parliament.uk/event/23214/...

After a VERY busy week of more #planning announcements, the touchline today is the PERFECT spot for some #bluesky headspace... Beautiful Sunday morning 😎🌞🙏🏻

The latest edition of Planning Research Matters brings together research on #housing - how it is being delivered, why many places are failing to meet their housing need, and how this situation could be improved. Find out more: www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-r...

Dr Ada Lee: Bats, newts, housebuilding, infrastructure, growth - why not have it all? Read more: www.rtpi.org.uk/blog/2025/ja... #NatureRecovery #Infrastructure #Development

Not your average Friday morning! Delighted to attend the UK Government launch of a “national conversation” on land use on behalf of @rtpiplanners.bsky.social members at the @rgsibg.bsky.social & ask SoS Steve Reed a question on #planning

A touching memorial to the late great Nicky Gavron last night gave me the opportunity to reconnect with many GLA colleagues, some I'd not seen for over a decade ❤️ Thank you for everything Nicky...your legacy lives on ❤️

Some blue sky 💙 🌞 on #Bluesky 😎 Happy Thursday from sunny London 🇬🇧

@victoriartpi.bsky.social's response to accelerate the planning system: 1/4 "Our members operate in a system established by Gov't & will adapt to reforms aiming to speed up the system. The RTPI has long been championing for better resources in planning and to raise the public’s awareness."

Another busy day of announcements packed full of significant considerations for @rtpiplanners.bsky.social members #planning #planners

👉 Speeding up infrastructure delivery – confirming priorities for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, to be introduced in the Spring 👉 Reducing developers' environmental requirements when they pay into a nature restoration fund 👉 Reducing use of judicial reviews from 3 to 1 for large projects

Here are some planning highlights from Rachel Reeves' speech this morning: 1/2 👉Delivered the most significant reforms to the #planning system in a generation – she was shocked by how slow the system is 👉“Opened up” planning system to build new #infrastructure eg onshore wind farms/data centres