The library has been sorted by area of work, topic area, resource type and publishers. The areas of work include: Climate Change, Healthy Place-making, Garden Cities and New Towns, Community Participation and Social Justice, Parks and Green Infrastructure, and Planning Reform.
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Planning for flood risk in England
This video explains how and why planning must consider flood risk and explores different options and opportunities.
Rising to the climate change challenge: The role of housing and planning within local councils
This report by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), researched and written by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), considers the important role of local councils in tackling climate change, with an emphasis on their responsibilities in relation to housing and planning.
Planning Healthy-Weight Environments – Six Elements
A graphic promoting the six elements underpinning the planning of healthy-weight environments.
The Journal of the Town and Country Planning Association: November/December 2021
The November/December 2021 issue of the Journal of TCPA.
The Journal of the Town and Country Planning Association: January-February 2022
The January-February 2022 issue of the Journal of TCPA.
The Journal of the Town and Country Planning Association: March-April 2022
The March-April 2022 issue of the Journal of TCPA.
The Heart of the Matter: emerging lessons in long-term stewardship
This research report provides an overview of emerging lessons from new and existing places which are exploring long-term stewardship.
TCPA healthy place making publications
A collection of the TCPA's healthy place-making publications.
Useful healthy place-making resources
A collection of external healthy-placemaking resources
Building a safer future: a guide for communities on the planning system and flood risk
This guidance for communities, written in partnership with the National Flood Forum, explains how flood risk is dealt with in the English planning system and how communities can most effectively get their voices and concerns heard in planning decisions.
Garden Cities Symposium
The enduring influence of Welwyn Garden City, and the Garden City Principles it sought to enshrine, is recognised internationally. In 2021, the TCPA marked 100 of Welwyn with a hybrid Symposium event. Find the recording here.
The Raynsford Review of Planning
The Raynsford Review of Planning was set up to identify how the government can reform the English planning system to make it fairer, better resourced and capable of producing quality outcomes, while still encouraging the production of new homes.
