There is a survey being carried out by the
RTPI into its corporate strategy 2020 to 2030.
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/briefing-room/news-releases/2018/december/rtpi-opens-public-consultation-to-shape-its-future/?dm_i=1L61,60AFR,RPMAGE,NJRGE,1
There are two points that I believe need to
be pointed out to the Institute.
1.
The RTPI has and seeks to
continue to place people above (and often at the expense of) the environment.
This applies to both biodiversity and to climate change. Given the reference period of 2020 to 2030, which is
the decade within which there must be a step change in the carbon emissions arising from the development and use
of land and buildings, the credibility of the Institute and the profession will
be damaged if this is not mentioned and regarded as a guiding principle of the land use planning
process.
2.
Planning is the profession
where there is most often a conflict of interest between the interest of the
planner as an employee and as an adviser. The
RTPI should be vigilant in enforcing its code of professional practice to
protect planners from the influence of their council or developer
employers. It is the tendency to put
employer interest above professional integrity that has so damaged the
reputation of the profession in the eyes of the public.
Please respond by 17 March and spread the
URL around.
