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 gamble was to…
News & Blog
Press Release: Planning for the climate crisis is vital to our survival
The Royal Town Planning Institute and the Town and Country Planning Association have today jointly launched vital new guidance on…
Landworker
We are reaching a pivotal moment, a crunch time for food security in a UK which produces barely 60% of…
Planning needs to be central to the levelling up agenda
Levelling up will fall flat on its face if the Government persists with its attack on the town planning system. A…
Achieving a healthy green recovery – the essential role of green infrastructure
The past 18 months have highlighted that parks and greenspace close to home have been critical in helping people deal…
80% of shops on high streets could be lost to PDRs
Our fragile high streets: Death by permitted development rights? The TCPA publishes research exposing risk to high street posed by…
English planning’s darkest hour?
The failure of the new National Planning Policy Framework to prioritise climate change is a betrayal of our collective future.…
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…
Lost Community Voices
This blog by Nick Raynsford kicks off a series of blogs that reflect on the ongoing challenge of building public…
TCPA responds to Minister's 'Building Beautiful Places' plan
For Immediate Release: Fiona Howie, Chief-Executive of the TCPA, has responded to the launch of the Building Beautiful Places plan,…
Government backs slum housing in major setback for town and city centres
The Westminster Government has today confirmed plans to further deregulate the planning system by proceeding with proposals to allow commercial…
Change can rebuild trust with communities
Public trust is a powerful concept, that’s beset with fuzziness and contradiction. We instinctively know if we trust a person,…
