TCPA and RTPI urge councils to prioritise climate resilience
As the UK faces increasing heatwaves, heavier rainfall and rising insurance pressures linked to climate change, the Royal Town Planning…
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Northern lights: Town planning’s moral revolution?
Sick of NPPF consultations? The real future of planning is in Sheffield, says the TCPA’s Director of Policy, Hugh Ellis. The 2025 BBC Reith lectures…
Parks, pride and place research: 5 key findings
New More in Common report, supported by the TCPA and funded by the Wates Family Enterprise Trust, finds restoring local green space would…
Fix the parks to prove you can fix the country, say voters
New More in Common report, supported by the TCPA and funded by the Wates Family Enterprise Trust, finds restoring local…
Stewardship for New Communities
In this blog, the TCPA’s Osborn Research Assistant Jeanette Aves summarises learnings from our latest New Communities Group webinar. On 16 October, we explored…
The battle for Healthy Homes continues
The Lords report stage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill process has drawn to a close and the Bill will now return to…
New Coastal Planning training launched
Two new courses have been added to the flood risk e-learning platform Planning is a vital tool for promoting resilience…
Review of Homes England’s Healthy Homes Standard: Our homes are not islands
The Government has published a set of design requirements and guidance in a new Healthy Homes Standard (HHS), to be used by Homes England and its…
Select committee reports on Land Value Capture and New Towns informed by TCPA evidence
The TCPA welcomes reports published in the last week by the House of Lords Built Environment Select Committee following their inquiry into…
Planning for climate change in new communities
Lachlan Anderson-Frank shares a recap of our webinar that explored the practical realities of addressing climate impact and mitigation in large-scale new…
A fourth generation of New Towns – focusing on delivery
John Walker is the former chief executive of the Commission for New Towns in the 1990s and deputy general manager…
Response to Environmental Audit Committee report on flood resilience
The Environmental Audit Committee’s report into Flood Resilience in England paints a stark picture of an overly complex, weak and…
