Planning Law

Applying for membership

Solicitors who wish to apply for membership of the Planning Law Accreditation Scheme must:

• be current corporate or legal members of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), or
• have successfully completed the now defunct Joint Planning Examination, or
• submit a 5,000-word dissertation on a planning law topic

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Planning Law Accreditation Scheme, please read:

• Professional accreditation schemes: application criteria and guidance notes (PDF, 86kb)
• Planning Law Accreditation Scheme criteria and guidance notes (PDF, 45kb)

Then complete and submit the scheme application form, including the appropriate supporting documents.

If you have any queries about scheme membership requirements, contact the Accreditation Unit (t: 0870 606 2566).

Useful links

RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute is a membership organisation and a registered charity. Its members include planning officers for local councils, consultants (for central government, property developers and other organisations with significant landholdings) and university lecturers and researchers.

Accreditation scheme logos

The Law Society has a dedicated website for accreditation scheme members which offers secure access to the Planning Law Accreditation Scheme logo. Planning Law Accreditation Scheme logo.

Re-accreditation

Accreditation scheme membership doesn't last for ever: every five years, it must be renewed. The process is called re-accreditation.

Re-accreditation is a way of assuring consumers that members of the Planning Law Accreditation Scheme continue to meet the requirements for membership.

Please contact the Accreditation Unit for information about re-accreditation.