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
Planning Reform
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
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
It’s time to be visionary: The overarching message from the 2024 TCPA Annual Conference
Housing numbers are important, but we need to capture the imagination of the public and focus on delivering better
Planning Reform: in defence of democratic planning
(Photo: Civic Square aims to enable community-led transformation and transition in Birmingham. It is one of the case
Zero carbon homes: the industry is setting the pace. It’s time for the government to catch up
Hope and a sense of purpose. These were the refreshing and much needed takeaways from this week’s parliamentary
NPPF consultation response 2024
The planning system has the potential to support healthy lives, high quality affordable housing and climate resilient,
