TCPA response: New Towns draft programme
Responding to the publication of the consultation on the New Towns Draft Programme, the Chief Executive of the
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.
Announcing the TCPA’s Summer Conference 2026: Strategic Planning and Inclusive Growth
As the English Devolution Bill reaches its final report stage in the House of Lords this week, the TCPA is today
Planning for public good or private interests?
Jeanette Aves shares reflections on the workshop: Planning is dead. Long live planning. Renewing the Purpose of
The Journal of the Town & Country Planning Association: January – February 2026
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1. Planning for the climate crisis: A guide for local authorities, Introduction
Policy and context Using this guidance This new edition of the climate guide is formed of a series of topic resources
Parks, pride and place research: 5 key findings
New More in Common report, supported by the TCPA and funded by the Wates Family Enterprise Trust, finds
Fix the parks to prove you can fix the country, say voters
New More in Common report, supported by the TCPA and funded by the Wates Family Enterprise Trust, finds restoring local
Stewardship for New Communities
In this blog, the TCPA’s Osborn Research Assistant Jeanette Aves summarises learnings from our
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
Planning for climate change in new communities
Lachlan Anderson-Frank shares a recap of our webinar that explored the practical realities of addressing
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
