Royal Town Planning Institute

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Royal Town Planning Institute

Abbreviation	RTPI
Formation	1914; 110 years ago (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.rtpi.org.uk

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.