The Fight for the Soul of the Planner
...the system. We all know that we are delivering some desperately bad outcomes through permitted development and the
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Setting local plan policies for net zero buildings
...standards for new homes that go beyond building regulations have, in recent years, faced a complex and often
Weakening flood risk policy in a climate crisis is a risky gamble with public safety
...there is no legal requirement to deliver sustainable drainage on new development and no effective oversight to make
Press release: Expansion of permitted development is a threat to vulnerable people
...conditions for vulnerable people. Announced in Monday’s autumn budget, new planning rules will give developers
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
The Government’s changes to planning will result in more poor-quality homes: TCPA response to today’s announcement
The Government’s intention to remove the last remaining safeguards on converting commercial buildings to housing
Press release: Former housing minister calls for transformation of English planning
14 May 2018 – In a new review of the planning system, former housing minister Nick Raynsford has challenged
How can urban planners influence the 15-minute city narrative?
...unique opportunity to revitalise suburban environments. By making new stations focal points for new
Planning needs to be central to the levelling up agenda
Levelling up will fall flat on its face if the Government persists with its attack on the town planning
Ensuring all homes have access to natural light
...Homes. To promote thriving healthy and inclusive communities, a fundamentally different approach to delivering new
Delivering flood resilience through the planning system in England
...flood resilient new housing development in England. The research has been conducted through a literature review, two
Resilience Development Corporations
...a framework was designed to manage large-scale demographic change and reconstruction in an era of acute housing
