The benefits of ‘blue spaces’ in healthy place-making
Jack Boreham explores how blue infrastructure can benefit people and nature Supporting wellbeing Evidence shows that
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Central government knows best.
Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy. The government has published the details of how it intends to implement the new
From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes
Windowless. Damp. Mouldy. Noisy. Cramped. Inaccessible. Unaffordable. Isolated. Insecure. This
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
Planning for public good or private interests?
Jeanette Aves shares reflections on the workshop: Planning is dead. Long live planning. Renewing the Purpose of
Can we see the woods from the Concrete?
The second of two blogs on planning for nature recovery reflects on the gap between the policy rhetoric and the
Has planning for nature got lost in the woods?
Read the second blog in this series: Can we see the woods from the concrete? Efforts to ensure that planning systems in
A policy gap at the heart of planning reform: where did health inequalities go?
The draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) released in December 2025 is being sold
Ignoring flood risk and the end of net zero homes
The proposed NPPF contains tangible regression on climate policy The greatest test of the draft NPPF is its ability to
How the draft NPPF could affect local planning decisions
The draft NPPF has three high-level implications for outcomes of local planning decisions, says the
Northern lights: Town planning’s moral revolution?
Sick of NPPF consultations? The real future of planning is in Sheffield, says the TCPA’s
Parks, pride and place research: 5 key findings
New More in Common report, supported by the TCPA and funded by the Wates Family Enterprise Trust, finds
