As we celebrate National Inclusion week, Sarah Jane North reflects on our support of the Springboard Programme. This programme gives a group of students the opportunity to spend a week in London, finding solutions to some real-world challenges.
Richard Schofield, Head of Inspector Profession, asks the question 'what is a “quality” decision?' and invites feedback on how we should define our approach.
Today is World Town Planning Day, which celebrates how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society by creating places where we live, work and play together.
Simone Wilding, Head of Operations and Applications Service owner, outlines the latest work on our new online service for nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) applications.
Duncan Phillpotts, Recruitment Officer, details the experiences of five local students who took part in a week of work experience with the Planning Inspectorate as part of the RTPI's EXPLORE work experience scheme.
Olu Abraham-Sunday, Product Manager at the Planning Inspectorate, explains about the recent launch on GOV.UK and what’s next.
A new outreach initiative aims to share the Inspectorate’s expertise with local planning authority officers and planning agents who deal with enforcement action.
For National Apprenticeship week Recruitment Officer Duncan Phillpotts highlights how the Planning Inspectorate provides an attractive and viable employment route into planning careers and the wider Civil Service through its apprentice schemes
We're currently recruiting for Band 1 planning inspectors – check out a week in the life of an inspector!
Head of operations Simone Wilding explains why passing the government service standard is good news for the Inspectorate’s applications service, and shares early previews of it in action
Could artificial intelligence bring efficiency savings, freeing up valuable time to focus on what matters most – quality decision-making? Claire Hamar, Head of Innovation and Improvement at the Inspectorate, explains more about a new project to explore the potential of artificial intelligence