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.
In the first blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Fiona Howie sets out the importance of delivery models and a whole system approach.
Read the blog: A new generation of New Towns – important, but not a silver bullet
In the second blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Hugh Ellis explores the issue of funding.
Read the blog: Paying for a new generation of New Towns – reflections from the past
In the third blog, Rowan Gilbert explains why there must be a guiding holistic vision for delivering new communities.
Read the blog: New Towns – the need for a strong vision
As the New Towns Taskforce reaches its final conclusions, success will depend on building a public consensus about inclusive growth, says Hugh Ellis.
Read the blog: New Towns glory or Eco Towns dead end?
In the final blog of the series, Lachlan Anderson-Frank MRTPI sets out some of the challenges authorities face when delivering large-scale housing growth in the current planning system.
Read the blog: Challenges of delivering large-scale housing projects: lessons from the TCPA’s New Communities Group
