Ryan Walker MRTPI FRSA

RTPI UK Young Planner of the Year 2021 // London via Belfast // Big fan of talking about social + climate justice, cities, innovation, economics + politics.

[Ryan Walker MRTPI FRSA @ryantwalker92]

What an honour and privilege! Thanks to @drweiyang for presenting me with the award today and thanks to @VictoriaRTPI for supporting me in my year as @RTPIPlanners #YPOTY.

#Green #Global #GoalOrientated ♻️

[Kane Emerson @KaneEmerson]

Britain is falling behind on building.

Today, Parliament has the 2nd reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to get Britain back to building.

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

We are confident that the new Nature Restoration Fund in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill will mean an end to poorly-targeted, time-consuming and expensive environmental mitigations like HS2's bat tunnel.

More detail on how the Fund will operate 👇🏻
https://t.co/MiDm7v45WO

[Matthew Pennycook MP @mtpennycook]

Our transformative Planning and Infrastructure Bill, introduced into Parliament today, will speed up and streamline the delivery of new homes and critical infrastructure. It has five overarching objectives 🧵

[Freddie Poser @freddie_poser]

Today Rayner updated Parliament on what Labour will do to solve the housing crisis.

Here are the biggest things she announced 👇

[Rose Grayston @rosegrayston]

England's council housing is in danger.

Councils are struggling to maintain what they've got, and now many councils are considering selling off homes, just to pay for repairs to others.

#SaveCouncilHousing

https://t.co/9ozfFYbHQa

[Paul Smith @Paul_SLG]

Here’s @zacksimons performing a public service in @thetimes by simply and clearly explaining what the green belt actually is.

[Tom Harwood @tomhfh]

Reclassifying just 1% of green belt land it in England could produce 738,000 new homes. https://t.co/nWw0eJLaUD

[createstreets @createstreets]

What should new towns be like? Where should they be? How do you de-risk development and create happy, & healthy, green and popular places? At @CreateStreets we have responded to @UKLabour's call for beautiful new homes with our report #BecomingANationOfTownbuilders
https://t.co/x2fFghQf7z

[Peter Bill @peterproperty]

Times (£) Labour plans new towns with Edwardian mansion blocks and tree-lined streets: “Labour’s new towns will be the towns of the future” said Angela Rayner. https://t.co/i9Egjgbb6N

[Ben Chu @BenChu_]

Speech by Angela Rayner on housing today, including a bit more on the Labour pledge to build new towns.

Here's some of the statistical context on English house building... 🧵1/7
https://t.co/vBCrOuG2RS

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

[YIMBY Alliance @yimbyalliance]

In a devastating new piece, @jburnmurdoch shows that houses are the most unaffordable since 1876 (when we were seven times poorer) 1/

[Ian Mulheirn @ianmulheirn]

'Not that difficult to get on the housing ladder'?

🏠House price-to-earnings ratios have roughly doubled in a generation from 4x to 8x

💰Typical FTB deposits jumped from 5% to ~15% over the same time period

So you need to save (ballpark) six times more vs income to buy today

[PricedOut @PricedOutUK]

🚨 NEW: Gove to slash Green Belt housebuilding targets

With our arcane planning system, targets are an essential vehicle to encourage authorities to build homes.

The government will not meet their manifesto promise to build 300,000 homes a year without them.

[Nicholas Boys Smith @boys_nicholas]

“The most important fact in modern British domestic politics: in the 1990s, a first-time buyer couple on a low-to-middle income saving 5% of their wages would have enough for an average deposit after three years. Today it would take them 24 years.” https://t.co/Vy004BZDTq

[Ryan Walker MRTPI FRSA @ryantwalker92]

@RTPIPlanners @sandwellcouncil Massive congrats Joshua, a very well deserved award - make the most of every moment and enjoy your year in office!

[Ryan Walker MRTPI FRSA @ryantwalker92]

@PaulHogarthCo Congrats folks, two fantastic projects getting some well deserved recognition!

[Iceni Projects @IceniProjects]

Welcome to the 2023 edit of the Iceni Yearbook, our 9th Edition.

Click Here 👉 https://t.co/mKLoct7tfq

#iceni #planning #yearbook

[Peter barber @PpeterPeter]

THIS IS THE FULL FILM… well done C4
How to build beautiful social housing https://t.co/f41xnlKNne via @kirancmoodley

[Jon Burke 🌍 @jonburkeUK]

Hinkley C won't be online until at least September 2028.

It was first announced in 2010.

In the next 12 years, the U.K added 108.8 Terawatt hours of renewable electricity.

So, we've delivered 4.2 Hinkley C's worth of renewables in the time it's taken to build zero Hinkley Cs.