Press release: TCPA responds to government's £9m fund for vertical housing extensions
30-01-19 — The TCPA is concerned about the hidden impacts of the government’s funding for new homes to be built above existing properties.The…
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Press release: TCPA welcomes new chief executive
08-02-19 — Fiona Howie has started in her role as chief executive of the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA).…
Press release: TCPA responds to Labour's commitment to scrapping PDR
TCPA responds to Labour’s commitment to scrapping permitted development 24-04-19—The Labour Party has committed to ending permitted development rights which…
Press release: TCPA calls for a Healthy Homes Act to tackle concerns over poor-quality housing
03-05-19 – The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is calling for a new, ground-breaking piece of legislation to transform…
Press release: TCPA comments on Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission report
09-07-19 – Following the launch of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission’s interim report, ‘Creating space for beauty’, Fiona Howie,…
Press release: Councils warn that permitted development a risk to health and wellbeing
16-07-19 – Councils across England are today warning that homes created using permitted development rights are a potential threat to…
TCPA statement on government 'development corporation consultation' and capacity funding
On 26 October Government announced the details of a £10million capacity fund for ‘business backed’ development corporations and ‘similar delivery bodies’.…
Improving peace and quiet at home with sound acoustic design
Unwanted noise can be irritating, especially while we are in the comfort of our homes. Yet noise is more than…
Shouldn’t we get the homes we need, not just what we’re given?
Home is the anchor point from which we build our lives. When the core elements of safety, comfort, space to…
Press release: NPPF fails to deliver for those most in need
5 March 2018 – The government’s new draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was launched today by the prime minister,…
The housing and climate crises can be tackled together
Britain faces a housing crisis – that is no longer news to anyone. It’s widely accepted that we need to…
Growth ambition must be backed by a robust process and commitment to quality
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is calling on Government to use the Autumn Statement to take bold action…
Press release: Government must radically change planning policy to deal with climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Special Report on Global Warming at 1.5°C—which calls on governments around the world…
