Weakening flood risk policy in a climate crisis is a risky gamble with public safety
Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy and Celia Davis, Senior Projects and Policy Manager at the TCPA The planning
Healthy Place-making
Will you be the next recipient of the Pineapple for Healthy Homes?
The entries are now open for the Pineapples Awards 2026. We are pleased to announce that the Healthy Homes
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
Planning in England: explainer
(September 2025) This explainer has been written by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and is intended to
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
Ensuring all homes have access to natural light
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that
The TCPA is excited to launch our vision for 21st Century New Towns
Our new publication is a prompt to help communities express what they want to see from future new towns Where would you
Building homes and communities that are safe from crime
The safety of our homes and neighbourhoods is a vital, if sometimes overlooked, determinant of health. Good urban
Why all new homes must minimise noise and light pollution
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition of
Thermal comfort for all homes
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that
New guidance for embedding health and wellbeing into the design coding
Quality of Life Foundation has released new guidance, Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing, which has been developed
