Commonwealth Association of Planners

The Commonwealth Association of Planners is delighted to invite interested professionals to the launch of a programme of events focused on a call to action on sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth.

Wednesday June 24th, 2020 13:00PM Rwanda, 12:00PM UK, 11:00AM UTC

Moments that tell stories…

At CAP Young Planners Network, we are currently working on new content and extending our reach to Young People and other Young Planners. But we need your help!

The Commonwealth Association of Planners is pleased to share a position paper in relation to Covid 19 and the importance of quality planning for cities around the world endorsed on 11 June 2020...

On 27th May, a major webinar took place debating planning and design for urban pandemic resilience, looking beyond the current crisis. The Commonwealth Association of Planners was represented in the debate by Ian Tant, UK Vice President (and Immediate Past President of the Royal Town Planning Institute) spoke on behalf of CAP...

The CAP Young Planners Network is delighted to launch a Planning Survey for young people and planning professionals. This survey will gather insights from young people and built environment professionals in the Commonwealth about what’s needed to ensure young people are actively involved in shaping their communities through Planning...

As with many Commonwealth countries, the Corona virus COVID-19, started to make itself felt around the end of February and into early March. As the number of cases rose, UK Government measures went from the advisory – washing hands frequently, bumping elbows in greeting, standing 2 metres apart – to the compulsory by the 24th March. Whilst not using the word “lockdown”, the measures introduced by the Government came close to...

These are unprecedented times for our world and CAP is conscious that we are all exceptionally busy and focussed on helping our immediate families and communities at this time. It is a period of stress and anxiety for our membership and also a time that is demonstrating the importance of well-designed and functioning cities - in particular the importance of local and regional governments, public servants, health officials and all involved in service delivery...

CAP is hugely delighted to announce Olafiyin Taiwo as the new leader of CAPs Young Planners Network. Olafiyin was selected from a very strong field of applicants and takes over from Viral Desai who built up the Network from scratch and will continue to support the Network...

The Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP) is looking for a new CAP Young Planners Coordinator. Is this the role for you?

We are looking for enthusiastic leader who can network and ensure that the goals of the CAP and the CAP Young Planners’ Network can be achieved across the Commonwealth. The purpose of the CAP Young Planners’ Network is to connect and mobilise planning students and young planners across the Commonwealth to help address the needs of young planners...

It’s been a very busy year for Commonwealth Planners working around the world. We’ve seen legislative change in many countries, very significant examples of high-quality inclusionary planning with culture and equity at the heart of processes, a highly successful awards program and multiple research programs into helping members with the challenges facing them on a daily basis in our profession. Follow below link for highlights of recent activities...