New Healthy Homes Pineapples awards category announced
The TCPA is excited to announce a new Healthy Homes category as part of The Pineapples awards. Launched in 2019…
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(Voluntary vacancy) Town & Country Planning – Editorial Advisory Panel
The TCPA is looking for people from a wide range of backgrounds to join a new Editorial Advisory Panel, to…
Liveable space for all homes
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that all new housing…
Take Back the City: homes for everyone
Reflections from the TCPA x PPR Take Back the City reception ‘What can we do today in Belfast to not…
New guidance launched to help local authorities promote health through Local Plans
New practical guidance to help local authorities in England create places that promote health was launched today (Monday 30 September)…
NPPF consultation response 2024
The planning system has the potential to support healthy lives, high quality affordable housing and climate resilient, fairer places that…
Commemorating the life of Nicky Gavron
Catriona Riddell, Vice-Chair of the TCPA Last month we lost one of the greats in local politics. She was a…
Ensuring all homes are safe from fire
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes Principles that all new housing…
English planning system is failing to protect new housing development from flood risk, TCPA research finds
‘Dysfunction’ in the English planning system is leaving new housing development vulnerable to flood risk, according to a new report…
Labour’s planning reform agenda: turning point or tipping point for climate action?
The TCPA has long been an advocate of the planning system’s central role in addressing the climate crisis. This is…
Inclusive, accessible and adaptable homes for all
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes principles that all new housing…
New Towns Taskforce: a unique opportunity to deliver healthy communities
The government’s recently announced New Towns Taskforce has a unique opportunity not only to explore lasting solutions to the housing…
Remembering Colin Ward: ‘gentle anarchism’ and a do-it-yourself spirit
On the centenary of the birth of Colin Ward, the TCPA’s Charlotte Llewellyn celebrates the unique contributions of the radical…
A new beginning for national planning policy?
The final version of the NPPF will need to take action in four key policy areas to be fit for…
Vacancy: Events and Projects Assistant
Do you have excellent organisational skills and are you calm under pressure? The Town and Country Planning Association is looking…
Creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive
Project and policy manager, Gemma Hyde, explains how the TCPA and partners in the built environment sector are working to…
TCPA response to the Government’s announcement about the expert taskforce on a new generation of New Towns
In response to the Government’s announcement today [Wednesday 31 July] about the expert taskforce on a new generation of New…
From the archive: The forgotten women pioneers of the Garden City movement
As we reflect on the 125th anniversary of the TCPA, we have been looking back at some of the instrumental…
Lords debate presses the importance of both quality and quantity of housing
Crucial questions raised in the House of Lords about ensuring funding and stronger standards for housing quality
TCPA Study Tour: Welcome to Cornwall (Kernow a’gas dynergh)
The TCPA study tour visited three new developments in Cornwall that are creating sustainable, people-centred communities.
Guest Blog: The status of the 2023 WMS on Local Energy Efficiency Standards
A guest blog by Estelle Dehon KC of Cornerstone Barristers about the 2023 WMS on Local Energy Efficiency Standards.
When we build again (let’s get it right)
TCPA Director of Communities Katy Lock outlines vital lessons from the past to inform a new generation of new towns
Why Europe’s most important housing development needs your help!
Hugh Ellis shares an update on Take Back the City’s remarkable campaign for a sustainable solution to Belfast’s housing crisis.
‘Give children their childhood back’ – reflections from the Developing Well conference
Our Developing Well conference brought together planners, councillors, developers and health professionals all united by a common goal: to create environments…
Healthy Homes election special – what do the party manifestos say about housing and health?
This blog provides a quick snapshot of what each party manifesto says about housing and health.
The UK’s other housing crisis
Together, the Campaign for Healthy Homes and the Centre for Ageing Better’s new Safe Homes Now campaign can address the…
Exploring Ebenezer Howard’s Legacy: The Ebenezer Howard Memorial Medal Recipients
Charlotte Llewellyn highlights the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Garden City movement
Healthy Homes Pledge – a sector-wide commitment to create new homes and communities where people can thrive
Campaign manager, Rosalie Callway, and assistant, Clémence Dye, explain why we need a new generation of healthy homes for all.
Celebrating 125 years of supporting people and places to thrive
As the TCPA turns 125, Fiona Howie shares reflections on the Association’s history and future
From the archive: 125 Years of the TCPA
Charlotte Llewellyn digs into the TCPA archive to explore the Association’s fascinating history.
Planning – an essential part of the solution
Fiona Howie explains why planning reform must be a priority for the next Government
New briefing explores major downgrading of flood defence works in England
The TCPA’s latest briefing sets out the background to the major downgrading of flood defence investment in England. It then…
We can build healthy homes that cut carbon – so let’s get on and do it!
Why the Passivhaus Trust is supporting the TCPA Healthy Homes Campaign.
Housing sector urged to prioritise healthy homes
The Healthy Homes Pledge launches today in a bid to protect millions of people from harmful housing conditions.
New planning for flood risk training launched
The TCPA has partnered with the Environment Agency to develop a suite of online training resources.
New report – Tomorrow 125: Rediscovering the roots of a new society
Our new report reflects on how the Garden City idea remains a powerful and hopeful blueprint for creating thriving communities
