POS prepares publications reporting on the key issues, opportunities and challenges facing the planning sector to lobby for change and share best practice.
In addition, POS aims to share relevant publications prepared by partner organisations that may be of use to its membership.
POS Member Survey
POS undertook a survey of its membership in summer 2025, with the results of this survey available below.
POS Members Survey
Executive Summary
POS RTPI Concordat
POS and the RTPI have signed a 5 year Concordat setting out the principles for joint working.
POS RTPI Concordat
28 November 2025
The RTPI has recently published its State of the Profession report setting out recruitment, skills need, working practices and demographics of LPAs, and the career experiences, career plans, wellbeing and demographics of member respondents.
These findings add to those gained through the POS Membership Survey run over the summer and demonstrate the need for greater support to ensure the sector can continue to deliver.
Read the RTPI report here:
https://www.rtpi.org.uk/policy-and-research/state-of-the-profession-2025/state-of-the-profession-2025-england/
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08 November 2025
The 2025 POS membership survey was run in summer 2025. An executive summary of the results is available here with a full power point slide deck available under a separate website entry, see below.
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14 April 2025
POS commissioned Adams Hendry to produce a best practice publication around the practical implementation of Local Development Orders
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