Planners Approve Three More Houses in Multiple Occupation in Portadown in Past Month

Planners approve three more houses in multiple occupation in Portadown in past month

Three more houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) have been approved in Portadown over the past month.

A fifth of planners leaving the profession with no replacements

A new survey from the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has revealed the pipeline for replacing retiring planners is not sufficient The survey found that 20% of planners leaving the profession in the next three years do not have a clear pipeline to replace them. This poses a threat to the government’s target of building 1.5m new homes, says the institute. The survey also found that many planners are over-worked Of the 2,500 planners surveyed,…

One in five planners expected to leave the profession within three years, with no clear plan to replace them

New findings from a survey of more than 2,500 planners by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) reveal that 20% of respondents in the United Kingdom expect to leave the profession within the next three years – with no clear pipeline to replace them.

Planning Crisis: Fifth of Planners May Quit UK Roles

One in five planners expected to leave the profession within three years, with no clear plan to replace them {b}15% say they plan to retire {b}5% say they intend to leave the profession entirely {b}58% report being overstretched frequently or all of the time in their roles {b}66% of public sector planners say their teams lack the capacity to meet demand New findings from a survey of more than 2,500 planners by the Royal Town Planning Institute