Abbreviation | RTPI |
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Formation | 1914 |
Type | Professional body |
Purpose | Promoting the activities and profession of planning in the United Kingdom and elsewhere |
Headquarters | London, EC3 United Kingdom |
Region served | UK |
Membership | c. 25,000 professional planners |
Chief Executive | Victoria Hills[1] |
Main organ | RTPI General Assembly |
Website | www |
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is the professional body representing planners in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It promotes and develops policy affecting planning and the built environment. Founded in 1914,[2] the institute was granted a royal charter in 1959. In 2018 it reported that it had over 25,000 members.