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  • Building resilient large scale new communities

    Virtual Event

    This webinar will explore the ways in which new development can be made intrinsically resilient to the impacts of climate change, including discussing the critical importance of site selection, the role of sustainable urban drainage systems and how to address the risk of overheating.  

  • A Peaceful Path to Real Reform: Delivering non-sectarian housing in Belfast

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Negotiating conflict within and between communities is, in many ways, an everyday part of planning practice around the world. However, for planners, campaigners and communities in Belfast, it takes on a more pressing, life-and-death, significance.

  • The Garden City opportunity – making it happen

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Across the UK there is a chronic shortage of affordable housing, and this housing crisis is damaging people’s life chances. At the same time, much of the new housing being delivered is badly designed and in places which lack the basic social infrastructure needed to make healthy and vibrant communities. 

    Free – £54.00

  • TCPA Annual Conference: Beyond beauty: Building hope for the future

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    In the context of ongoing uncertainty about next steps with the Westminster Government’s proposed radical reform of the planning system, and following COP26, the TCPA’s Annual Conference will consider what we need the planning system to deliver for the future, and whether the proposed reforms will help achieve outcomes which are better for people’s health, are democratic and will also help deliver the country’s carbon commitments. 

  • Planning for education in new places

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    As part of the TCPA New Communities Group series, this webinar will explore how to deliver schools in large-scale new communities, covering issues such as what type of facilities are needed, negotiating provision, and how to justify need. We will hear from the Department for Education who will outline their guidance on delivering schools to support housing…

    Free – £54.00

  • TCPA Spring Conference

    Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre, 108 Stamford Street, London, United Kingdom

    The Heart of the Matter: the critical role of long-term stewardship in placemaking.

    £90 – £420

  • Developing renewable energy in new large-scale developments

    Virtual Event

    This New Communities Group webinar will explore how to plan for renewable energy in large-scale new communities, and outline how they can be in line with the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions targets. We will hear from experts in the private, public and community energy sector.

    Free – £54.00

  • The Forgotten Pioneers – TCPA Wiki edit-a-thon

    The Learning Studio, MK Gallery 900 Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    Join us for a day of learning and practical action to celebrate women of the Garden City movement.

    Free

  • Creating age-friendly, inclusive homes and communities

    The UK’s population is undergoing a massive age shift. In less than 20 years, one in four people will be over 65. The Centre for Ageing Better’s vision is a society where everyone enjoys later life. The safety and accessibility of our homes is key to our health, wellbeing and social connections as we grow…

    Free

  • Rising to the climate change challenge? – the essential role of local authorities

    Online via Microsoft Teams
    Virtual Event

    TCPA-APSE research 2022 – online launch APSE and TCPA are hosting the launch of the their eighth joint-publication on research into housing and place-making. Over the years, this series has charted the housing crisis and provided recommendations to local and national government on how to create high-quality places and homes, based on original survey data,…

    Free

  • Planning for the climate emergency

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Launch of new resource on the role of planning in flood and coastal resilience This free event will launch the new video resource produced by the Environment Agency and Town & Country Planning Association which breaks down and explains the role of Town & Country Planning in flood and coastal resilience.   Flooding is among the…

    Free

  • An introduction to planning reform for elected councillors

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Chaired by Anna Rose, TCPA Trustee and Head of the Planning Advisory Service and facilitated by Hugh Ellis, TCPA Director of Policy, this introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical…

    £30.00 – £54.00

  • Online workshop – managing surface water through planning

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Over three million properties in England are at risk of surface water flooding, and this number will grow as climate change causes more heavy rainfall. This online workshop will explore in detail the growing issue of surface water flooding, the impact that the outcome of planning decisions can have on this risk and the solutions…

    £10.00

  • Online workshop – using evidence to plan for flood risk

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Local planning authorities must digest advice and information on flood risk during local plan preparation and when determining planning applications. This workshop will outline the role of Strategic Flood Risk Assessments and will discuss how to use and value technical advice from Lead Local Flood Authorities. Agenda10:00Welcome and introduction to using evidence to plan for…

    £10.00

  • In-person seminar: Creating town centres in new communities

    TCPA TCPA, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, United Kingdom

    This event will be held at the Town & Country Planning Association, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AS Thriving town centres should be places where people can work, shop, eat, drink and play. Too often in new developments, housing comes first, and town centres are left until later or deemed too difficult to deliver.…

    Free – £120.00

  • Implementing design codes in new communities

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    The Government states that well-designed places should be functional, support mixed uses and tenures, include successful public spaces, be adaptable and resilient, have a distinctive character, be attractive, and encourage ease of movement. To reflect the emphasis Ministers have been placing on good design in recent years, a wealth of guidance has been published including…

    Free – £54.00

  • An introduction to planning reform for elected councillors

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    Chaired by Gilian Macinnes, TCPA Trustee and independent planning consultant, and facilitated by Hugh Ellis, the TCPA’s Director of Policy, this introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical issues for…

    £30.00 – £52.00

  • ‘Land of Promise: Rediscovering the Roots of a New Society’ at Conway Hall, London

    Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square, London, United Kingdom

    (6pm for networking and refreshments, 7pm performance start) ‘Tomorrow 125’ is a project exploring how the Garden City idea can help us construct a pathway to a hopeful future based on a fairer society. Through a three-year programme of collaborative projects, events and interventions, Tomorrow 125 will culminate in 2023 with the development of a…

    Free

  • ‘Land of Promise: Rediscovering the Roots of a New Society,’ at Hostry Festival, Norwich

    Hostry Festival Blake Studio, Norwich School, The Close, Norwich, United Kingdom

    ‘Tomorrow 125’ is a project exploring how the Garden City idea can help us construct a pathway to a hopeful future based on a fairer society. Through a three-year programme of collaborative projects, events and interventions, Tomorrow 125 will culminate in 2023 with the development of a roadmap of practical actions. ‘Land of Promise’ is…

  • TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: Long-term stewardship in new communities – from vision to reality

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    Interest in the concept of long-term stewardship continues to gain momentum among politicians and practitioners, but realising the full opportunity of this ambition requires an early alignment of policy, finance, political will, and the meaningful participation of local people in the process. The TCPA has produced a wealth of guidance and resources to support those…

    £54.00

  • Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance (November webinar)

    Flood and Coastal Erosion: Understanding updates to the Planning Practice Guidance

    Climate change will increase the severity and frequency of flooding events, and planning authorities must account for how flood risk may change over the long-term. Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion was updated in August 2022 following the government’s review of policy for development in areas of flood risk, and to…

    Free

  • TCPA Annual Conference 2022: Unpicking ‘levelling up’: what does it mean for place-making?

    Regent's University London Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, United Kingdom

    The Westminster Government published the Levelling Up White Paper in February 2022, arguing that levelling up is a ‘moral, social and economic programme for the whole of government’. The White Paper set out policy ‘missions’, which will require commitment and collaboration, to which both prime ministerial candidates have committed. The reform of the English planning system is set to be taken forward in the context of delivering this agenda.

    £90.00 – £360.00

  • Sir Frederic J Osborn memorial event 2022: The poetry of place

    Regent’s University London Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London

    New rescheduled date (due to rail strikes) Join us for an evening of poetry, drinks and discussion for our annual event in memory of Sir Frederic J Osborn. Osborn was an important figure in the TCPA’s history. A passionate campaigner for healthy places and social justice, Osborn was instrumental in securing the New Towns legislation,…

    Free

  • A New Era for Green Infrastructure?

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom
    Virtual Event

    New rescheduled date Organised by the TCPA on behalf of the UK Green Infrastructure Partnership, this conference will consider the following questions: This conference is organised on behalf of the Green Infrastructure Partnership: 9.30-11.00 Session 1, chaired by Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making, TCPA Addressing the gap between strong national green infrastructure policy and…

    Free

  • The Forgotten Pioneers – TCPA /Bartlett School of Planning Wiki edit-a-thon

    UCL, Institute of Education - Room W3.08 UCL, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom

    Join us for a day of learning and practical action to celebrate women of the Garden City and New Towns movements The Garden City movement was one of collaboration and…

    Free

  • 20-Minute Neighbourhoods: Creating Connected Places

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    20-minute neighbourhoods or ‘complete, compact and connected’ places create the conditions for people to live healthier, more active lives. This webinar – the latest in a series of TCPA webinars about 20-minute neighbourhoods – will explore how better connections across and between neighbourhoods can be achieved in different types of places, including traditional settlements that were designed for walking but have become car-dominated, and post-war developments that were designed in an era when it was assumed that car-ownership would be universal.

    Free

  • Healthy Homes campaign parliamentary briefing and drinks reception

    One Great George Street 1 Great George Street, London

    Lord Nigel Crisp and the Town and Country Planning Association are delighted to invite you to a policy briefing and drinks reception for the Healthy Homes campaign at 6.30pm on…

    Free

  • New Communities Group Webinar: Briefing on planning reforms and the NPPF

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    From the changes to housing needs forecasting, and a new structure for development plans, to new powers for Development Corporations, planning reform and revised national policy will have significant implications for the planning system and how we might plan strategically for housing growth, and the mechanisms to deliver. This online briefing will set out what…

    £54.00

  • New Communities Group webinar: Delivering climate resilient new communities

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    New Garden Cities and large-scale developments must be places that address climate change mitigation and adaptation. They must have a long-term vision to deal with climate change impacts within a local democratic context, allowing communities to participate in forming and implementing solutions to the problems that we face. Climate adaptation must be a foundational principle…

    Free – £54.00

  • Spring conference: Creating healthy active environments – moving from rhetoric to reality?

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    The built and natural environments have profound impacts on people’s health, wellbeing and life chances. We know, for example, that substandard housing increases the likelihood of respiratory, cardiovascular and communicable diseases, as well as mortality. Poor-quality housing is associated with poor mental health, and can cause stress, depression, and anxiety. Our neighbourhoods are also crucially…

    Free – £168.00

  • Local Authorities Leading the Way – Net Zero Planning Policy

    Online - via Zoom

    Join Good Homes Alliance (GHA) and Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) for a joint online event showcasing the progressive work of Local Authorities in developing, and successfully adopting, net zero…

    Free – £30

  • Rural expressions of 20-minute neighbourhoods

    Online - via Zoom

    In rural areas, the implementation of 20-minute neighbourhoods, or complete, compact and complete communities poses a different set of challenges from those typical in urban areas. But there are also opportunities for innovative, collaborative delivery of services and infrastructure to support vibrant rural communities in ways that support social cohesion and reduce health inequalities.

    Free

  • An introduction to planning and planning reform for elected councillors

    Online - Zoom , United Kingdom

    This introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical issues for local authorities, with plenty of time for Q&A. The webinar is essential for any councillor who is keen to get…

    £30.00 – £54.00

  • PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop

    St Lukes Community Centre, Islington St Luke's Community Centre, London, United Kingdom

    Planning Aid for London and Ramboll are delighted to present a workshop dedicated to fostering community-led green spaces in London. Urban green spaces provide communities: with access to nature and…

  • The art of creating inclusive places

    St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London,WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square,, London

    Join us for the 2023 annual Sir Frederic J Osborn and Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn memorial event which will focus on the importance of public art in creating inclusive spaces.…

    Free

  • Planning for flood risk webinar: Applying the sequential and exception tests to planning applications

    Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. Planning authorities must consider all sources of flood risk including the current and future impacts of climate change and apply a hierarchy to assess, avoid, control, mitigate and manage flood risk. A fundamental component of this approach is the…

    Free

  • New Communities Group Webinar: Planning for Sustainable Transport

    New large-scale communities provide a unique opportunity to create places which enable people to live in healthy, happy places that reduce their impact on the environment, while enhancing social and economic wellbeing and tending to the future needs of residents. They are in the ideal position to provide innovative transport solutions from the outset, and…

    Free

  • Planning for flood risk webinar: Flood risk assessments for planning applications

    Planning for flood risk in England is underpinned by a sequential, risk-risk based approach to development. This must be informed by up to date evidence that considers all sources of flood risk, including the current and future impacts of climate change. Flood risk assessments (FRAs) are therefore an important component of the evidence base for…

    Free

  • TCPA Training Session: An introduction to planning and planning reform

    This introductory session will explain the current English planning system and outline how the proposed reforms to the system are expected to be implemented. It will take a high-level scan across the critical issues, with plenty of time for Q&A.  The webinar is essential for anyone who is keen to get a better understanding of…

    £30.00 – £54.00

  • New Towns for Today and Tomorrow – a conference of the APPG on New Towns

    The Torrance Hotel 135 Main Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    The New Towns programme remains the most ambitious urbanism initiative ever undertaken in the United Kingdom. The programme sought to provide jobs and affordable homes in healthy, balanced and thriving…

    Free

  • TCPA Training Session: The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act

    The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act (LURA) will have a significant impact on planning, development and housing and is a radical departure…

    £30.00 – £54.00

  • Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar

    Online - via Zoom

    Neighbourhood plans can influence how places develop and seek to ensure that a community has good homes, clean air, jobs, access to parks and green spaces, access to healthy food and opportunities for connection with friends and neighbours. In collaboration with Locality, this webinar will explore neighbourhood planning and then introduce the TCPA Neighbourhood Planning and 20-Minute Neighbourhoods Toolkit.

    Free

  • Healthy ageing in place

    Online - via Zoom

    The UK population is ageing. By 2040, nearly one in seven people is projected to be aged over 75 and in some areas of England, this age-group will make up over 25% of the local population. Concerningly, unless we take action, many of these people will live years of their later lives in poor health. This has huge implications not only for health and social care but also for how we plan, create and manage homes, streets, neighbourhoods and places to support healthy ageing.

    Free

  • Homes and neighbourhoods for children and young people

    Online - via Zoom

    Where children and young people grow up shapes their ability to live healthy lives. Children and young people are vulnerable to their environments as they are rapidly developing physically, emotionally and socially and so homes, neighbourhoods and communities should be designed with their needs in mind and their voices heard.

    Free

  • New Communities Group Webinar: Governance and Stewardship in Large Scale Developments (2 part series)

    Long-term stewardship is an approach to delivering and managing places that can ensure new communities are places which enable people and the environment to flourish, in perpetuity. It is one of the core Garden City Principles and the right approach provides an opportunity to create places which people will be proud to live in for…

    £54.00

  • Developing well – creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive (in-person)

    The Priory Rooms Meeting and Conference Centre 40 Bull Street Birmingham, Birmingham

    The TCPA will be hosting a FREE in-person conference in Birmingham on June 18 2024. Where people live affects their ability to live healthy and long lives. For children and young people who are rapidly developing physically, emotionally and socially, their environments can have profound impacts on their lives and opportunities as they grow up…

    Free

  • TCPA Study Tour 2024: Cornwall

    We are excited to announce the return of the TCPA study tours! In 2024 we will be running a two-day tour to explore sustainable and large-scale new developments in Cornwall.  Running from Thursday 11th to Friday 12th July, the tour will start at St Austell taking in sites at various stages of planning and delivery…

    £180.00 – £470.00

  • TCPA x PPR Belfast: Take Back the City Reception (in-person/London)

    The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT  26 Store Street, London, United Kingdom

    Venue: The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT  We would like to invite you to explore one of Europe’s most ambitious community-led housing projects at The TCPA x PPR Belfast Reception: ‘Take Back the City’, on the 17 September at The Building Centre, London, kindly supported by Northcot Brick. PPR has been supporting…

    Free

  • Securing healthy homes locally – a webinar for local government

    Healthy homes are essential for people to live healthy, happy lives. There is strong evidence showing how the quality of our homes and neighbourhoods affects our mental and physical health. However, around one in ten people in the UK (over 6 million) are still living in poor quality homes.  Local councils are at the sharp…

    Free

  • Planning for healthy places: a practical guide for local authorities on embedding health in Local Plans from TRUUD and the TCPA

    The places in which people live have a profound influence over the opportunities they have and the choices they can make – and planning shapes those places. Whether people have good homes, easy access to parks and green spaces, pleasant and safe routes for walking and cycling, local jobs, shops, schools, and other vital infrastructure,…

    Free

  • TCPA x Incredible Edible Leeds: Harvest Supper (in-person FREE event)

    The Carriageworks Theatre Leeds, United Kingdom

    Please join us for the TCPA’s FREE Harvest Supper event, hosted in collaboration with Incredible Edible Leeds, an evening of delightful local food and inspiring guest speakers, all celebrating the launch of the TCPA’s latest resource: Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action. Everyone should be able to live a healthy and fulfilling life. But how…

    Free

  • TCPA Webinar – Planning Reform Update

    Join us to delve into the latest updates on planning reform following the recently updated National Planning Policy Framework and the forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Michael Bingham OBE, Deputy Director – Planning Policy at MHCLG will highlight the main changes, an industry expert panel discuss how these will impact delivery, and our Policy Director…

    £54.00

  • Infrastructure Delivery for New Communities

    This webinar responds to a high demand for guidance on successful infrastructure delivery in new developments. The session will cover practical case studies and actionable steps, covering:  Part of our…

    £54.00

  • Design Codes for New Communities

    This webinar will explore the practical realities of Design Coding in new housing developments. From the perspectives of policy-researcher, designer, planner and local authority, we will consider:  Part of our…

    £54.00

  • Introduction to Coastal Planning (for planners)

    This webinar is aimed at planners in coastal authorities to hear and learn about coastal change and management. This will include information on Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and the new…

  • Introduction to Coastal Planning (for elected members)

    This webinar is aimed at Elected Members in coastal authorities to hear and learn about coastal change and management.  This will include information on Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) and the…

  • Empowering young people for a greener future – youth engagement transforming Grosvenor Square

    Teenagers and young people have lots of knowledge about their neighbourhoods and spaces, but too often no-one asks them what they think. Designed to involve young people in the making and managing of their neighbourhoods, the Voice Opportunity Power youth engagement toolkit is a free resource written by ZCD Architects and supported by Grosvenor, the…

    Free

  • Launch of our vision: 21st Century New Towns

    Join us as we launch the TCPA’s brand-new vision: 21st Century New Towns. This short pamphlet sets out our aspirational vision for any future generation of new towns, which have…

  • Study Tour 2025: Cambridgeshire

     Continuing the success of the TCPA New Communities Group's study tours, our 2025 event will delve into Cambridgeshire's expertise in delivering sustainable, well-planned new communities. We'll examine Springstead Village's green…

    £470.00

  • Development taxes and levies: their role in our future places

    Surveyors House at RICS Westminster 12 Great George Street, London, United Kingdom

    A symposium as part of a joint University of Cambridge / TCPA research policy impact project. This event is free to attend, please RSVP at the bottom of this page.…

    Free

  • Planning reform – where we think we are!

    Since the 2024 General Election it has been a busy time for planning reform with multiple consultations, new planning legislation and more consultations expected! Join us to delve into the…

    £45.00

  • Planning for Climate Change in New Communities

    This webinar explored the practical realities of addressing climate impact and mitigation in large scale new communities. We heard from two ambitious authorities who have recently had policies found sound that put…

    £54.00

  • Stewardship for New Communities

    In this webinar, we will explore current issues and opportunities for long-term stewardship in new communities. Drawing on practical experience from current and recent projects the session will explore transferable…

    £54.00

  • Launch Webinar: Practical Hope Community Guides  

    Free Please join us for the launch of the TCPA’s new suite of Community Planning Guides as part of the TCPA’s Practical Hope: Inspiration for Community Action series.   By exploring a range of case studies from around the country, we aim to highlight how local communities across the UK are putting sustainable planning principles into…

  • Tackling health inequalities through green and blue infrastructure – webinar

    Can green and blue infrastructure help reduce health inequalities? Join this free webinar that will delve into the latest research linking planning, green / blue space, and health inequalities. Led by Professor Ben Wheeler and Dr Mark Ferguson, from the University of Exeter, they will critically engage with opportunities and risks that planners face when…

    Free

  • TCPA Annual Conference 2025: The purpose of planning

    Regents University, London Regents University, London

    The Westminster government has embarked on what it has referred to as the biggest changes to English planning in a generation. This has been motivated by the government’s desire to deliver its economic growth mission, and a target of 1.5m new homes.   Planning has also been described by some, rather mischievously, as a ‘system without…

    £375.00

  • Planning for the Climate Crisis: A guide for local authorities (launch webinar)

    Join the TCPA and the RTPI for the launch of the fifth edition of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.   The webinar will include:  This edition of the climate guide takes a new format, being formed of a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of introduction and policy context, climate mitigation, and climate adaptation. These cover policy…

    Free

  • Plants, puddles and possibility: the importance of natural play for children

    From muddy knees to makeshift dens, everyday playful encounters with nature are far more than a ‘nice to have’ in childhood. Evidence shows that contact with plants, trees, soil and water supports children’s physical health, cognitive development, mental wellbeing and social connectedness, and can help close health gaps between more and less advantaged children. This…

    Free

  • One role, multiple systems: public health and planning roles in Local Authorities

    Webinar Over the last few years there has been an increase in specialist healthy places roles in local government. These roles are often based in Public Health or Planning teams but work across systems as part of Health in All Policies approaches. Recent PHIRST research into these types of roles in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc  and…

    Free

  • Transport for New Communities

    The NPPF and Circular 01/2022 now provide for a positive, vision-led approach to transport planning for new communities, and this has only been strengthened in the recently published draft NPPF. This webinar held on Zoom will look at these national policy shifts in transport development and new tools aiding in design and delivery. It will…

    £36.00 – £66.00