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Fiona Howie: final reflections
Anyone who has ever been involved in an annual appraisal will appreciate it can be difficult to remember what you…
Pineapple for Healthy Homes – Announcing the 2026 Winner!
Farmstead Road in Lewisham has been announced as the winner for this year’s Pineapple for Healthy Homes. The Pineapple for…
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 what are sometimes known…
Local plan ‘plug in’ resources for child-friendly planning
Photo: Play street, Playing Out CIC The TCPA has launched a set of practical ‘plug-in’ materials for Local Plan policy…
Central government knows best.
Hugh Ellis, Director of Policy. The government has published the details of how it intends to implement the new national scheme of delegation…
TCPA response: New Towns draft programme
Responding to the publication of the consultation on the New Towns Draft Programme, the Chief Executive of the Town & Country…
Announcing the TCPA’s Summer Conference 2026: Strategic Planning and Inclusive Growth
As the English Devolution Bill reaches its final report stage in the House of Lords this week, the TCPA is…
From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes
Windowless. Damp. Mouldy. Noisy. Cramped. Inaccessible. Unaffordable. Isolated. Insecure. This is ‘home’ for too many. This is the housing crisis in England. For eight years,…
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…
The end of zero carbon homes
Today, 24 February, a group of over 60 local authorities, businesses and NGOs are calling on the government to scrap plans that could spell…
New statement of purpose and ethical code to ‘restore confidence in planning’
What does it mean to make good places in modern Britain? Today the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) in partnership with academics at the University of…
