Udolphus Aylmer Coates

Not to be confused with Udolphus Aylmer, 7th Baron Aylmer.

Udolphus Aylmer Coates
OBE FRIBA
Born1908 (1908)
Died2000 (aged 91–92)
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Liverpool

Udolphus Aylmer Coates, OBE FRIBA (1908 – 2000) was a British town planner.[1]

Life

Journal of the Town Planning Institute, 1959

He attended the University of Liverpool.[2] Coates became the first town planning officer for the City of Hull and his new development plan helped the city recover from the blitz.[3] He was also county planning officer for Lancashire.[1] He was President of the Royal Town Planning Institute from 1958-1959.[4] It was during his term that the Royal Town Planning Institute was granted a Royal Charter.[5] He was awarded an OBE in 1963.[1] In 1971, he retired as county planning officer for Lancashire and was succeeded by Jeffrey Rowbotham.[6] Coates died in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Struggle to get the Royal Seal of Approval for the Planning Profession #WTPD2019". Linkedin. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "A Celebration of Civic Design and Planning" (PDF). University of Liverpool. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Hull Civic Society Newsletter". Hull Civic Society. June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Past presidents". RTPI. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ "By gracious approval': 60 years of chartered planners". The Plannner. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Town and Country Planning - Volumes 39-40 Page 380". Google Books. Retrieved 20 June 2021.