20-minute neighbourhood case studies

The TCPA’s Guide to 20-Minute Neighbourhoods identifies eight ‘features’ that any place implementing a complete, compact and connected approach to place-making should consider, and ten ‘principles for success’ taken from the experience of places around the world creating 20-minute neighbourhoods.

As part of our ongoing work to share resources and learning from places around the UK, the TCPA has worked with partners to create these case studies to show how different places are bringing 20-minute neighbourhoods to life in their areas.

Principles for success, and features of 20-minute neighbourhoods

Resources

Engaging with children and young people: local just transition plans in Scotland

Creating local and place plans with children and young people.

Features: A place for all ages.
Principles for success: Partnership and advocacy / Empowering communities

Case studies
Children and Young People, Community Participation and Social Justice, Healthy Place-making

‘Living Well Locally’: a community vision 

Drymen is a small rural community reliant on cars to access basic everyday facilities and services.

Principle for success: a compelling vision, well communicated.

Case studies
Healthy Place-making

Hailsham: the 10-minute town 

Hailsham Town Council created a neighbourhood plan framed by the concept of Hailsham being a ’10-minute town’.

Principles for success: a compelling vision, well communicated & adopting policy.

Case studies
Healthy Place-making

Regenerating a post war housing estate

The Abbey Estate in Thetford is a classic example of a 1960’s Radburn layout.

Features: well connected paths, streets and spaces. Principles for Success: empowered communities & long term investment.

Case studies
Healthy Place-making

Birmingham’s vision for liveable neighbourhoods

Liveable neighbourhoods is one way the City Council are tackling local challenges at the neighbourhood scale.

Principles for success: research, data and analysis.

Case studies
Healthy Place-making

A wellbeing hub on the High Street

This unique wellbeing hub, in Dundas Shopping Centre, Middlesbrough, is an example of 'health on the high street'.

Features: community health & wellbeing facilities. Principles for success: partnership & advocacy.

Case studies
Healthy Place-making