Practical Hope: Civic Square
Community-led transformation and retrofitting for climate change About Civic Square Civic Square is a community group
Climate Change
Practical Hope: South Bank Community Land Trust
Breathing life back into disused housing and restoring community pride About South Bank Community Land Trust
Ensuring all homes are safe from fire
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that all new
English planning system is failing to protect new housing development from flood risk, TCPA research finds
‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flood risk, according
Delivering flood resilience through the planning system in England
Understanding opportunities, challenges and barriers with a focus on the post-consent planning process This research
Labour’s planning reform agenda: turning point or tipping point for climate action?
The TCPA has long been an advocate of the planning system’s central role in addressing the climate crisis. This is
Setting local plan policies for net zero buildings
Context This page was updated in August 2025 in response to the Court of Appeal judgement on the 2023 WMS (see below).
Guest Blog: The status of the 2023 WMS on Local Energy Efficiency Standards
A guest blog by Estelle Dehon KC of Cornerstone Barristers about the 2023 WMS on Local Energy Efficiency
Why Europe’s most important housing development needs your help!
Hugh Ellis shares an update on Take Back the City's remarkable campaign for a sustainable solution to Belfast’s
Planning for flood risk webinar: development management surgery
Flood risk is a fundamental consideration for planning, and decision makers must ensure that proposals can be made safe
New briefing explores major downgrading of flood defence works in England
The TCPA's latest briefing sets out the background to the major downgrading of flood defence investment in England. It
The forgotten 500: The implications of the major downgrading of flood defence investment in England
A TCPA briefing (May 2024) In January 2024, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) revealed a major gap in funding for
