An introduction to planning and planning reform for elected councillors
Online - Zoom , United KingdomThis 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…
Hope for the future: why caring for green infrastructure is vital for thriving people and places
Online - Zoom , United KingdomThis free online conference will discuss why the UK is falling behind our peers in the maintenance and management of Green Infrastructure.
PAL: Community-led Green Spaces Workshop
St Lukes Community Centre, Islington St Luke's Community Centre, London, United KingdomPlanning 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 places to grow food, provide spaces for wellbeing and connection, and support climate action and biodiversity. This interactive and engaging event aims to empower individuals…
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,, LondonJoin 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. We are delighted to confirm that this year's event will feature the US artist Tschabalala Self in conversation with the UK Journalist, Author and Heritage…
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…
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…
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…
TCPA New Communities Group Webinar on Planning for Culture
Planning for culture and the creative industries is an integral part of supporting and creating great places. The creative and cultural industries contribute more than £100bn per year to the…
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…
New Towns for Today and Tomorrow – a conference of the APPG on New Towns
The Torrance Hotel 135 Main Street, East Kilbride, Glasgow, United KingdomThe 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…
The TCPA Annual Conference 2023: Tackling the climate crisis – maximising the potential of planning and placemaking
Regents University, London Regents University, LondonRegents University, London Extreme climate events and record-breaking temperatures throughout 2023 bring to life the devastating consequences to communities and the environment of a changing climate. These risks no longer…
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…
NCG Webinar: Opportunities for a new approach to housing delivery – a briefing from TCPA
The need for more homes is never far from the political agenda and will continue to be an important theme in the run up to the General Election. The Labour Party has recently committed to a new generation of new towns and social housing, the Liberal Democrats have committed to 10 new Garden Cities, and…
Neighbourhood planning and 20-minute neighbourhoods webinar
Online - via ZoomNeighbourhood 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.
Net zero buildings policies and the new Written Ministerial Statement on local energy efficiency standards (online)
On 13 December 2023, the government issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on ‘Planning – Local Energy Efficiency Standards Update.’ The WMS seeks to curtail new local plan policies that…
New Communities Group Webinar: development management: consenting new large-scale developments
When planning large-scale new communities a lot of effort goes into the visioning and masterplan, but it is essential to focus on the entire journey from concept through to delivery, to ensure new communities are high quality, resilient and well-connected. How can local authorities make sure they are able to cope with large-scale, multi-stage applications…
Healthy ageing in place
Online - via ZoomThe 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.
TCPA Spring Conference 2024: Creating healthy new towns: past, present – and future? (Zoom)
Planning and the built environment have a key role to play in the determinants of health and health inequalities. Starting with a look back to the post war New Towns, the…
TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: Viability and finance for large-scale new communities
Viability and funding are crucial issues for those planning and delivering large-scale new communities. How can high quality development be maintained, but also be viable? This webinar will explore the latest sources of funding and investigate complex viability processes. We will hear from experts in the field as well case studies of how local authorities have…
Homes and neighbourhoods for children and young people
Online - via ZoomWhere 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.
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…
New Communities Group Webinar: Income streams for stewardship (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…
Webinar: Net zero buildings, local plan policies and the 13 December WMS
In January, the TCPA held a popular event for local authorities that were considering the impacts of the 13 December 2023 Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) on ‘Planning – Local Energy…
TCPA online briefing: Towards a shared vision for planning reform?
With a General Election on the horizon, the issue of how to reform the planning system remains high on the political agenda, with a wave of new initiatives seeking to…
TCPA Briefing: Building the future – Lessons from the New Towns
Addressing the housing crisis remains high on the political agenda this general election year. From New Towns and Development Corporations, to Garden Cities and Garden Communities, cross-party interest in the…
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, BirminghamThe 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…
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…
