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Dr. Victoria Hills has held high profile roles in a wide variety of differing sectors and organisations.  She left being the CEO at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) at the end of last year to take up the top job as CEO of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) at the beginning of 2026.  Catch up with her views as she reflects on eight years supporting planning in the UK, the improvements that she oversaw and the future of planning for both applicants and governments, and her plans at the CIOB.

Victoria talks about the investment that Government has made to the Gateways for High Risk Buildings (HRBs) within the Building Safety Act and the benefits of devolution within the changes being considered to planning at the moment.  She then broadens this out with a bid for people and businesses to be as professional as possible, with competence running through the organisation from the Board Room to the sharp ends on site.  She concludes with a staunch defence of membership bodies like the CIOB, talking about their value and their ownership by their members.

Listen to learn about the direction that the industry is taking and why professionalism is fundamental to your future success.

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