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…
News & Blog
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,…
Rebuilding trust with honesty
To rebuild trust, we need to make the conversation about housing targets more accessible and be honest with people –…
The question of public trust: blogs
The TCPA has always been committed to a democratic planning system which reflects the rights of communities to shape their…
Planning reform must increase, not hinder, the supply of genuinely affordable homes
The government’s Planning Bill is expected to offer an al a carte menu, but if it takes forward the proposals…
