SAACPP - South African Association of Consulting Professional Planners

The SAACPP was founded in 1986 in the then Transvaal Province and was known as the Association of Consulting Town and Regional Planners (ACTRP). Since its inception the Association has been providing educational programmes, seminars, newsletters and circulars to its members, whilst providing a professional information service to the public.

MISSION OF THE SAACPP

To create a better quality of life for South Africans, the SAACPP has as its mission, to enhance the profession of consulting professional planning through:

continued maintenance and promotion of professional, moral and ethical standards amongst members;

the promotion of competent and efficient professional practise amongst members;

the rendering of an effective professional planning service to the community; and

the promotion of the professional interests, rights and responsibilities of consulting professional planners.

The SAACPP serves and markets the profession and its high standard of work aggressively and freely. Members have access to the SAACPP via a secretariat that collates and disseminates information. This service ensures that members are always up to date with the latest planning standards, legislation, techniques and technology, as well as any other matters that may influence the consulting planning profession.