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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Community guide to flood risk
What communities in England can do to influence planning, respond to floods and manage flood risk naturally.
Community guide to overheating
What communities in England can do to address the urban heat island effect, prevent overheating and make homes cooler.
Community guide to retrofit
What communities in England can do to share best practice, develop area-based projects, and use more sustainable energy.
Further policy and resources on child-friendly places
The UK nations vary in their approach to children and young people in planning. This page gives a headline overview of national-level duties or guidance in England, Wales and Scotland.
Lessons from a legacy of child-friendly housing: The Whittington Estate, Camden
A car free 1970s housing estate that incorporates ample space for play and socialising, and has stood the test of time.
Informal design and an enduring play culture: Plas Madoc, Wrexham
A late 1960’s housing estate adjacent to an adventure playground, and with a strong play culture supported across decades.
Play as a focus for regeneration: Pound’s Park, Sheffield – a city centre landscape designed for play
A city centre landscape designed for play and social interaction, built as an inclusive space with children, young people and families in mind.
Building a family-friendly legacy: Chobham Manor, London
A London Olympic Legacy housing development, designed with the needs of young and intergenerational families at its core.
A whole authority approach: how Aberdeen City Council is embedding child-friendly planning
Exploring Aberdeen City Council’s journey through involving young people in their local development plan, key public space masterplans and ongoing involvement from a group of Young Ambassadors.
The next generation of New Towns: blog series
This blog series from May - June 2025 reflects on the key lessons that must inform the creation and stewardship of the next generation of New Towns.
The Journal of the Town & Country Planning Association: September – October 2025
This special issue of Town & Country Planning journal focuses on community-led planning.
A dangerous precedent for flood risk policy
This briefing explores the potential implications of two recent planning appeal decisions that the TCPA is concerned represents a backward step in the interpretation of flood risk policy for planning.
