The zombie economics of investment zones
The rush to invite expressions of interest for Investment Zones in the next two weeks resurrects the zonal planning
Hugh Ellis
The Levelling Up Bill: Silencing the voices of local people?
The Levelling up and Regeneration Bill will end its committee stage in the House of Commons in late October. With
The Planning Inspectorate’s assault on an exemplary Net Zero planning policy fuels the climate crisis
There has been disbelief and despair at the Planning Inspectorate’s (PINS’) decision to remove critical climate
How to fix the planning provisions of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, which will have its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday 8 June,
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: a decisive shift of power to Whitehall.
The publication of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill[1] finally allows us to take stock of what English planning
A Quick-Fire Response to the Queen’s Speech
We are still waiting for the full details of the planning reform package so this is just a quick reaction to what we
Icons, Tears and Hope in Barrow Hill
TCPA Policy Director, Hugh Ellis, reflects on the campaign to save St Andrew's Church, Barrow
Back to the future
How the Garden City ideal is driving a new beginning for the planning movement. TCPA Policy Director reflects on the
Belfast – a peaceful path to real reform
The TCPA was founded by those who valued peace and cooperation over violent conflict. Ebenezer Howard’s political
English planning’s darkest hour?
The failure of the new National Planning Policy Framework to prioritise climate change is a betrayal of our collective
When the shouting stops
Consensus not culture war is our only hope of building the homes we need. There's been a seismic change in the
One of the most important icons of Britain’s working-class heritage is under threat
Please help us save the most hopeful building in Britain! The Church of St Andrews, Barrow Hill in Derbyshire will
