National Scheme of Delegation: a threat to local democracy
TCPA Director of Policy Dr, Hugh Ellis reflects on the National Scheme of Delegation and calls on Parliamentarians
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.
Don’t Stop (thinking about planning)!
For the past four and a half years, Denean Rowe has managed Planning Aid for London, the support service for
Housing standards as a strategic determinant of health
The latest legislative changes establish housing standards and other ‘general determinants of
Local plan ‘plug in’ resources for child-friendly planning
Photo: Play street, Playing Out CIC The TCPA has launched a set of practical ‘plug-in’ materials for Local Plan
Central government knows best.
Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy. The government has published the details of how it intends to implement the new
TCPA response: New Towns draft programme
Responding to the publication of the consultation on the New Towns Draft Programme, the Chief Executive of the
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
From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes
Windowless. Damp. Mouldy. Noisy. Cramped. Inaccessible. Unaffordable. Isolated. Insecure. This
Campaign for Healthy Homes
The Campaign for Healthy Homes aimed to transform the way that the built environment is regulated to ensure that all
The Chapter 21 Campaign
As the consultation comes to end on a new plan for England, it’s time to put the creative voice of communities back
The end of zero carbon homes
Today, 24 February, a group of over 60 local authorities, businesses and NGOs are calling
New statement of purpose and ethical code to ‘restore confidence in planning’
What does it mean to make good places in modern Britain? Today the Town and Country Planning
