The TCPA has long championed that the way places are planned, designed, built and managed has a significant influence over whether communities are able to live healthy lives. The built and natural environments are important determinants of health and shape health inequalities.
We support councils and communities with advice about planning healthier, more active environments and how to ensure that plans and policies help deliver public health objectives. Evidence shows that creating ‘complete, compact and connected’ neighbourhoods – otherwise known as 20-minute neighbourhoods – results in places that are healthier to live in and contribute to climate targets.
The TCPA has published a range of influential reports and practical guidance documents which can be found in our Resource library.
Contact
Please contact Gemma Hyde for further information.
Workshops
Healthy Local Plans and policies
We help councils use public health data to strengthen their Local Plans and policies to ensure new development supports good health for all. We can provide bespoke practical advice for your area.
Food environments
The TCPA is exploring how to support empowering food environments that enable people to make healthy choices.
Campaign for Healthy Homes
The campaign aims to transform the way that the built environment is regulated to ensure that all new homes promote the health and wellbeing of their residents.
20-minute neighbourhoods
Around the world there is growing interest in creating places in which most of people’s daily needs can be met within a short walk or cycle.
TCPA healthy place-making publications
A collection of the TCPA’s healthy place-making publications
Additional healthy place-making resources
A collection of helpful healthy place-making resources from external organisations
Resources
Bradford on Avon Town Council
Bradford On Avon Town Council's aim is to ‘support and nurture the town, valuing community and leading by example’.
Kitty’s Launderette
The work of Kitty’s Launderette in Liverpool extends far beyond its vital laundry services, as it provides an inclusive and welcoming space for local residents to come together, socialise, and be creative.
News & Blog
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 system is…
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 category returns…
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 sustainable development…
