We campaign for the reform of the UK's planning system to make it more responsive to people's needs and aspirations and to promote sustainable development

Housing White Paper: Time to update the New Towns Act

The forthcoming Housing White Paper provides a once in a generation opportunity to put in place measures to address the housing crisis - this includes modernising the New Towns Act

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Author: Katy Lock

Planning4People

The planning system was invented to help provide a good home, for everyone, in a healthy, thriving place. But in the last few decades something has gone badly wrong.

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Secretary of State backs large scale housing growth

The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government showed his support for local councils driving the delivery of large scale development. Addressing a meeting of the TCPA New Communities Group, the Minister said housing was his “number one priority”.

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Author: Alex House

Garden City Principles

The Garden City principles are a distillation of the key elements that have made the Garden City model of development so successful, articulated for a 21st century context.

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Author: Claire Porter

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upcoming events

  • Annual Conference: 'Time for a new planning system?'

    The day after publication of the Housing White Paper on this timely conference asks: is it time to re-think the way that we plan? Keynote speakers: Lord Heseltine; Sir Michael Lyons Read more

  • Towards Utopia: New Towns Act at 70

    Join us in Stevenage to celebrate the anniversaries of two pivotal moments in Britain's quest for utopia and discuss how to create visionary new places today. Read more