The TCPA has set out our alternative vision for reform focused on democracy, climate change and housing delivery.
NPPF consultation responses
At the below links, you can find the Town and Country Planning Association’s (TCPA) response to the government’s 2023 consultation on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and our initial response to the 2024 consultation.
Resources
100 Days to Rebuild Britain: The TCPA’s vision for the next Government
Ahead of the next General Election, this manifesto sets out three overarching policy priorities and six priority actions for the next Government.
Briefing for public health professionals on plan making reforms
This resource, aimed at those working in public health and health, outlines the TCPA’s significant concerns that in spite of the overwhelming evidence about the influence of planning on health, the Government's proposals for reforming local plan making fail to explain how health and well-being will be prioritised in local plans.
Read the full briefing below.
News & Blog
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…
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition…
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 studies featured…
