Press releases

98% of councils say new development does not meet affordable housing policy

New research by the TCPA, funded by the Nationwide Foundation, has found that only 2% of councils report that development in their area meets requirements for affordable housing.Read more

Press release: Major planning bodies unite to tackle climate change

Press release on the TCPA and RTPI's guidance document on tackling climate change through planning policy and legislation.Read more

Press release: Former housing minister calls for transformation of English planning

Press release on the Raynsford Review of Planning interim report, which makes nine provisional recommendations to government based on findings collected over the last year.Read more

Press release: NPPF fails to deliver for those most in need

The TCPA has responded to the government's draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).Read more

TCPA appointed to create guidance for Healthy New Towns

The TCPA has been appointed to support the NHS England in developing practical guidance for the Healthy New Towns programme.Read more

Press release: Updated planning framework is key test of government's commitment to affordable housing

The TCPA are calling on the government to amend their definition of affordable housing and viability testing.Read more

Press release: Government puts quality, design and stewardship at heart of new towns legislation update

Press release: Budget fails to deliver the powers and funding councils need to tackle the housing crisis

The TCPA has released a new report which makes 18 recommendations to government.Read more

Press Release: Growth ambition must be backed by a robust process and commitment to quality

Press release: TCPA responds to Autumn Budget 2017

Latest

EPICURO Conference: Planning for Inclusive Local Resilience to Climate Change Impacts

Final conference of the European Partnership for Innovative Cities within an Urban Resilience Outlook (EPICURO) project to take place in central London. More details and registration to come soon.

New route for 'locally-led' New Towns agreed in Parliament

TCPA Annual Conference: 'A blueprint for a new planning system?'

Is it time to step back and reimagine the way we should be planning for a successful future for the nation? What might a new system look like? This conference will bring together policy makers, planners, developers, consultants, academics and community representatives to consider what needs to be done.

Government calls on 'locally-led' New Towns to adopt Garden City Principles

The Raynsford Review of Planning

A major review of housing and planning to make the system fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes.

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.

Publications

The TCPA's Reuniting Health with Planning initiative has four strands: capacity building, guidance, research and raising awareness. It has resulted in a number of publications in the form of planning guidance, reports and special-edition journals of Town & Country Planning.