Select committee reports on Land Value Capture and New Towns informed by TCPA evidence
The TCPA welcomes reports published in the last week by the House of Lords Built Environment Select
New Towns
The TCPA was instrumental in shaping the New Towns programme (1946 - 1970) : the most ambitious town building programme ever undertaken in the United Kingdom.
Alongside legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland, the New Towns Act 1946 led to the delivery of 32 New Towns across the UK. These towns are now home to around 2.8 million people.
The TCPA has been exploring the unique story of the New Towns - celebrating their opportunities and reflecting on their challenges - in order to learn for their future growth and renewal, and to inform the creation of new places.
Planning for climate change in new communities
Lachlan Anderson-Frank shares a recap of our webinar that explored the practical realities of addressing
Practical Hope: inspiration for community action
Community action is transforming neighbourhoods across the country,helping to deliver places where everyone can lead a
A fourth generation of New Towns – focusing on delivery
John Walker is the former chief executive of the Commission for New Towns in the 1990s and deputy general manager of
New Towns: Time to trust the process?
On Sunday 28 September the Government published its initial response to the work of the New Towns Taskforce. The Final
TCPA response to New Towns Taskforce report
Responding to the New Towns publications today, the chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association, Fiona
The next generation of New Towns: blog series
This blog series from May – June 2025 reflects on the key lessons that must inform the creation and stewardship
Announcing the TCPA’s Annual Conference 2025: The Purpose of Planning
We are pleased to announce the TCPA’s 2025 Annual Conference will focus on the Purpose of Planning. Championing
Osborn Research Assistant (New Towns and Garden Cities)
Do you have a passion for helping to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone? We
Learning from Cambridgeshire: Three key strategies at five sites
From green corridors to subsidised car clubs, public art strategies to community living rooms, Jen Aves shares insights
21st Century New Towns
This publication is designed to be a prompt for communities to help start a national conversation about what people
Challenges of Delivering Large Scale Housing Projects: Lessons from the TCPA’s New Communities Group
In the latest blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Lachlan Anderson-Frank MRTPI sets out some of
