The Planning White Paper and that morning after feeling
As the media interest in yesterday’s announcements dies down, the question remains as to whether government is prepared to listen…
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TCPA Chair writes to Prime Minister to voice concerns that extension of permitted development rights risks creating ‘slums of the future’
Mary Parsons, Chair of the Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA), and a Commissioner for the Government’s ‘Building Better, Building…
Principles for planning reform
Principles for planning reform The Chancellor’s budget statement repeated the call for a fundamental change to the planning system and…
In the zone?
Since Jack Airey, the author of a report advocating a shift to zonal planning, moved into the number 10 policy…
Is this the end for democratic planning?
The government has now announced its major expansion of the permitted development regime. These changes radically relax the use class…
Loss of skills and power: is local government critically unprepared for the climate crisis?
Just 12% of local authorities strongly agree that they have the skills and expertise to take account of flood risk now and…
Light blue touch paper and retire
On the eve of the publication of the government’s radical changes to the planning system, what should we be looking…
The Wrong Answers to the Wrong Questions: Countering the misconceptions driving the Government’s planning reform agenda
The “radical reforms” proposed for the planning system in England last week are framed by a view of planning as…
Local planning authorities need more support to plan for resilient communities
Local planning authorities need more support to plan for resilient communities Just 12% of local authorities strongly agree that they have the…
The TCPA responds to Prime Minister’s ‘Build, build, build’ announcements
Fiona Howie, Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association has today responded to the Prime Minister’s speech and…
Lady Margaret Paterson Osborn “A quiet warrior but a warrior none the less”
“A quiet warrior but a warrior none the less” Today, 17th July 2020, is the 50th anniversary of the death…
Land-mark Publication Reveals the Forgotten Hope of the New Towns
**The official launch of this book and TCPA Spring Party has been postponed until further notice** Land-mark publication reveals the…
