Sir Frederic J Osborn memorial event 2022: The poetry of place
New rescheduled date (due to rail strikes) Join us for an evening of poetry, drinks and discussion for our annual event
Community Participation and Social Justice
The City of the Future: An Urban Design Competition
The Take Back the City coalition has launched a competition open to all architects, planners and urban designers to
Rising to the climate change challenge? – the essential role of local authorities
TCPA-APSE research 2022 – online launch APSE and TCPA are hosting the launch of the their eighth joint-publication on
Icons, Tears and Hope in Barrow Hill
TCPA Policy Director, Hugh Ellis, reflects on the campaign to save St Andrew's Church, Barrow
Creating age-friendly, inclusive homes and communities
The UK’s population is undergoing a massive age shift. In less than 20 years, one in four people will be over 65. The
Planning needs to be central to the levelling up agenda
Levelling up will fall flat on its face if the Government persists with its attack on the town planning system. A
Lost Community Voices
This blog by Nick Raynsford kicks off a series of blogs that reflect on the ongoing challenge of building public trust
Change can rebuild trust with communities
Public trust is a powerful concept, that’s beset with fuzziness and contradiction. We instinctively know if we
Rebuilding trust with honesty
To rebuild trust, we need to make the conversation about housing targets more accessible and be honest with people –
Fairness in Planning?
It is 21 months since an application from Miller Homes was put forward to build on Sheep Ings Farm field in Mirfield,
The case for a patient approach to creating communities
I am one of those who believe that if the future is to be happier and better than the past, it depends on the character
How to Plan for Social Justice
In November the TCPA launched a new report London – Planning for a Just City?, the outcome of a year-long research
