Breaking the cycle of disappointment
Frazer Osment, Chair of LDA Design, shares reflections from the TCPA Annual Conference 2025 What became clear as the
Planning Reform
The TCPA believes that democratic planning is a vital tool for securing socially just and sustainable outcomes in an era defined by the housing, health, nature and climate crisis. Planning is not a blocker; in fact, the planning system consistently approves more planning consents for homes than the private sector can deliver.
TCPA response: proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework
Responding to the publication of the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to
Housing standards as a strategic determinant of health
The latest legislative changes establish housing standards and other ‘general determinants of
The battle for Healthy Homes continues
The Lords report stage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill process has drawn to a close and the Bill
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
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
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 and Infrastructure Bill: Developers’ friend or foe?
In this guest blog, Sally Hayns (CEO, CIEEM) discusses why Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill may not be
Is this the end of democratic planning?
The TCPA’s Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis, argues that the changes set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill
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
Planning with purpose
Where’s the plan, the vision – the story, if you like – for England (and Britain)? It’s been a leading question
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition of
