Peter Geraghty
@planitpres.bsky.social
President of the Planning Officers’ Society 2024-25. President of the Royal Town Planning Institute 2013-14. #proudofplanning
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The 5th edition of the TCPA & @rtpiplanners.bsky.social climate guide sets out how local authorities can use planning powers to:
✅ cut emissions
✅ strengthen local resilience
✅ protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Explore the free topic resources: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/p...
✅ cut emissions
✅ strengthen local resilience
✅ protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Explore the free topic resources: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/p...
January 6, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The 5th edition of the TCPA & @rtpiplanners.bsky.social climate guide sets out how local authorities can use planning powers to:
✅ cut emissions
✅ strengthen local resilience
✅ protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Explore the free topic resources: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/p...
✅ cut emissions
✅ strengthen local resilience
✅ protect communities from the impacts of climate change
Explore the free topic resources: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/p...
It has been a very busy but rewarding year. It has been an honour & a privilege to serve as President of the Planning Officers’ Society for 2024-25. The Annual Conference held at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire in June was an undoubted highlight of my year as President.
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It has been a very busy but rewarding year. It has been an honour & a privilege to serve as President of the Planning Officers’ Society for 2024-25. The Annual Conference held at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire in June was an undoubted highlight of my year as President.
Crawley was designated a New Town in 1947. In the latest issue of the @thetcpa.bsky.social Journal, Julia Winckler and Georgia Wrighton discuss a recent exhibition of photographs of Crawley from the 1950s: www.tcpa.org.uk/journal/
December 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Crawley was designated a New Town in 1947. In the latest issue of the @thetcpa.bsky.social Journal, Julia Winckler and Georgia Wrighton discuss a recent exhibition of photographs of Crawley from the 1950s: www.tcpa.org.uk/journal/
On 30 Jan 2026 the Planning Officers’ Society will be holding our Joint Spatial Planning/DM Network Conf at Hallam Conference Centre, London. The programme will include updates from PAS & MHCLG on new local plans regulations. The conf is open to all member authorities planningofficers.org.uk/events
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
On 30 Jan 2026 the Planning Officers’ Society will be holding our Joint Spatial Planning/DM Network Conf at Hallam Conference Centre, London. The programme will include updates from PAS & MHCLG on new local plans regulations. The conf is open to all member authorities planningofficers.org.uk/events
How machine learning is helping architects design more sustainable cities: www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/digital...
How machine learning is helping architects design more sustainable cities
Emerging technologies like visualisation and AI-powered rendering software enable architects to assess sustainability earlier
www.pbctoday.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
How machine learning is helping architects design more sustainable cities: www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/digital...
The Government has updated the Planning Practice Guidance on the approach to viability in planning: www.gov.uk/guidance/via...
Viability
Sets out key principles in understanding viability in plan making and decision taking.
www.gov.uk
December 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Government has updated the Planning Practice Guidance on the approach to viability in planning: www.gov.uk/guidance/via...
The UK government has recently published a revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) – which is its roadmap for restoring England’s environment over the coming years: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692d8d...
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The UK government has recently published a revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) – which is its roadmap for restoring England’s environment over the coming years: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/692d8d...
The third annual UK Green Building Council Trends Report has been published. It highlights a growing focus on resilience across the built environment. The report identifies 20 emerging trends and solutions: ukgbc.org/resources/tr...
Trends in Sustainable Solutions 2025 | UKGBC
This report summarises a range of solution trends and overarching insights that UKGBC has seen over the course of 2025.
ukgbc.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The third annual UK Green Building Council Trends Report has been published. It highlights a growing focus on resilience across the built environment. The report identifies 20 emerging trends and solutions: ukgbc.org/resources/tr...
Planning permission for a 221-bed student accommodation scheme in Santry, Dublin, has been overturned by the High Court: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/12/04/j...
Judge overturns planning permission and insists the decisions are not based on ‘mere technicalities’
Planning permission for a 221-bed student accommodation scheme in Santry, Dublin, has been overturned by the High Court.
www.theplanner.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Planning permission for a 221-bed student accommodation scheme in Santry, Dublin, has been overturned by the High Court: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/12/04/j...
The Commission of the European Union (EU) has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy: environment.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Commission of the European Union (EU) has adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy: environment.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
In a recent blog for the American Planning Association Jon DePaolis discusses how planners can get digital engagement right: www.planning.org/blog/9321211... #digital #planning #engagement
Beyond the Platform: How Planners Can Get Digital Engagement Right
As more of daily life is shifted to an online arena, it is increasingly important to understand when — and how — to best leverage digital tools and platforms to improve public participation in plannin...
www.planning.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
In a recent blog for the American Planning Association Jon DePaolis discusses how planners can get digital engagement right: www.planning.org/blog/9321211... #digital #planning #engagement
The latest state of the profession report produced by the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social (Royal Town Planning Institute) makes for interesting reading but again highlights the prescient pressure points for the planning profession: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/sszn0k...
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The latest state of the profession report produced by the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social (Royal Town Planning Institute) makes for interesting reading but again highlights the prescient pressure points for the planning profession: www.rtpi.org.uk/media/sszn0k...
Reposted by Peter Geraghty
Are you a local authority planning officer, councillor or practitioner interested in how planning can deliver climate action?
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Are you a local authority planning officer, councillor or practitioner interested in how planning can deliver climate action?
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
Plans to further extend permitted development rights (PDRs) to certain installations essential for electric vehicle charging have been unveiled by the government: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/12/01/g...
Government unveils permitted development reforms for electric vehicle charging
Government unveile plans for extended PDRs for EV installations.
www.theplanner.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Plans to further extend permitted development rights (PDRs) to certain installations essential for electric vehicle charging have been unveiled by the government: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/12/01/g...
The Planning Officers’ Society Devt Management Network meeting closed with Catriona Riddell providing an update on the Local Government Reorgansiation (LGR) project. LGR is a subject that will increasingly occupy the thoughts of public sector planners over the coming months. #publicsectormatters
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Planning Officers’ Society Devt Management Network meeting closed with Catriona Riddell providing an update on the Local Government Reorgansiation (LGR) project. LGR is a subject that will increasingly occupy the thoughts of public sector planners over the coming months. #publicsectormatters
Next presentation up at the @POSisit Development Management Network meeting today is Joel Cohen and Emily Hadley from the the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government who updated the Network on the Ministry’s Digital Planning Strategy.
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Next presentation up at the @POSisit Development Management Network meeting today is Joel Cohen and Emily Hadley from the the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government who updated the Network on the Ministry’s Digital Planning Strategy.
I was delighted to be able to Chair the Planning Officers’ Society Development Management Network meeting today. In a really excellent agenda we heard frm Stuart Evans & Max Howart from Anthony Collins Solicitors on Green Belt & Grey Belt policy. This is a very topical & evolving area of planning.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I was delighted to be able to Chair the Planning Officers’ Society Development Management Network meeting today. In a really excellent agenda we heard frm Stuart Evans & Max Howart from Anthony Collins Solicitors on Green Belt & Grey Belt policy. This is a very topical & evolving area of planning.
Looking forward to Chairing the Planning Officers’ Society Development Management Network meeting today. A really excellent agenda discussing Green Belt and Grey Belt policy and digital planning. #proudofplanning
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Looking forward to Chairing the Planning Officers’ Society Development Management Network meeting today. A really excellent agenda discussing Green Belt and Grey Belt policy and digital planning. #proudofplanning
A new survey from the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social (RTPI) has revealed the pipeline for replacing retiring planners is not sufficient: www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...
A fifth of planners leaving the profession with no replacements
The latest RTPI survey finds that 20% of planners leaving the profession in the next three years have no clear replacement
www.pbctoday.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A new survey from the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social (RTPI) has revealed the pipeline for replacing retiring planners is not sufficient: www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/plannin...
Reposted by Peter Geraghty
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
The @thetcpa.bsky.social Annual Conference 2025 is being held in London on 27 November. The focus this year is on: the purpose of planning: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
TCPA Annual Conference 2025: The purpose of planning - Town and Country Planning Association
The Westminster government has embarked on what it has referred to as the biggest changes to English planning in a generation. This has been motivated by the government’s desire to…
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The @thetcpa.bsky.social Annual Conference 2025 is being held in London on 27 November. The focus this year is on: the purpose of planning: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Ireland’s new apartment guidelines introduced in July 2025 will be challenged in the High Court in Dublin in December: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/10/16/l...
Legal challenge to Ireland’s new apartment guidelines confirmed
New apartment guidelines introduced in Ireland in July 2025 will be challenged in High Court in December.
www.theplanner.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Ireland’s new apartment guidelines introduced in July 2025 will be challenged in the High Court in Dublin in December: www.theplanner.co.uk/2025/10/16/l...
Barcelona has become the first city in the world to officially support the United Nations Open Source Principles. The endorsement supports the use of open, safe and sustainable technologies designed to serve the public interest: cities-today.com/barcelona-ba...
Barcelona backs new global open-source principles - Cities Today
Barcelona has become the first city to endorse open-source principles, strengthening its approach to transparent, inclusive and citizen-focused digital services.
cities-today.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Barcelona has become the first city in the world to officially support the United Nations Open Source Principles. The endorsement supports the use of open, safe and sustainable technologies designed to serve the public interest: cities-today.com/barcelona-ba...
Reposted by Peter Geraghty
Widespread flooding is expected across England.
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Widespread flooding is expected across England.
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
Reposted by Peter Geraghty
[Registration Is Now Open!] Join Us for the 2025 World Town Planning Day Conference
Theme: With Planning We Can!
Date: Friday, November 7
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Theme: With Planning We Can!
Date: Friday, November 7
Register here!: planning.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
[Registration Is Now Open!] Join Us for the 2025 World Town Planning Day Conference
Theme: With Planning We Can!
Date: Friday, November 7
Register here!: planning.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Theme: With Planning We Can!
Date: Friday, November 7
Register here!: planning.zoom.us/webinar/regi...