About the Department

The Department of Planning is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind in both the UK and Europe.

With more than 400 students and over 50 teaching, administrative, technical and research staff, the department is widely recognised as a leading educator in environment, design and development subjects. We are the largest planning department in the country, with an excellent national and international reputation, and were the first to be awarded the maximum score for teaching quality by the government's Quality Assurance Agency. We have continued to maintain a leading position in this field and receive consistently high ratings in university league tables.

In addition to undergraduate, postgraduate and research degree programmes, the department performs a leading role in research and consultancy with clients and projects covering subjects from local concerns to multi-national organisations, government and industry. Our City and Regional Planning courses are fully recognised by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for entry into the planning profession and the four-year MPlan offers full Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accreditation. Our Planning and Property Development course offers full RICS accreditation and when combined with the MSc in Spatial Planning is also eligible for full RTPI accreditation.