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TCPA Press Releases

TCPA Press Releases

2008

25/7/2008:     JARGON BUSTING GUIDE TO PLANNING COMMUNITY NEEDS
24/7/2008:     ECO-TOWNS: RAISING THE GAME WITH THE TOUGHEST EVER GREEN STANDARDS
24/7/2008:     RAISING STATUS: CHIEF PLANNING OFFICERS
23/7/2008:     TCPA WELCOMES TAYLOR REVIEW VISION FOR A LIVING, WORKING, SUSTAINABLE COUNTRYSIDE
16/7/2008:     TCPA SAYS HOMES TARGET REMAINS VITAL TO SOCIAL JUSTICE BUT GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GO FURTHER TO MAINTAIN THE INDUSTRY
30/6/2008:     I NEED A HOME AND WANT TO LIVE IN AN ECO-TOWN – WHERE CAN I PUT MY NAME DOWN?
26/6/2008:     BIGGER PLANS NEEDED TO PREPARE FOR A HOUSING INDUSTRY UPTURN ACCORDING TO THE TCPA
24/6/2008:     NEW CALL FOR ECO-TOWNS PUBLIC INQUIRIES
24/6/2008:     ECO-TOWNS AND THE PLANNING PROCESS – STATEMENT BY THE TCPA
16/6/2008:     TCPA POLICY RESPONSE – THE ECONOMICS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
9/6/2008:     LEE SHOSTAK ELECTED AS NEW CHAIR OF THE TCPA
2/6/2008:     CITIES THAT DON’T COST THE EARTH - New book by Dennis Hardy questioning how we make the transition from eco-town to eco-city a reality?
30/5/2008:     MAJOR REGENERATION CONFERENCE
14/5/2008:     TCPA ROOTS IN 1899 GARDEN CITY ASSOCIATION - A REFORMIST MOVEMENT FOR OVER A CENTURY!
12/5/2008:     NEW GROWTH AREAS IN EAST OF ENGLAND NEED NEW MODELS OF DELVIERY
3/4/2008:     LEADING PROPONENT OF THE ECO-TOWNS PROGRAMME WELCOMES CONSULTATION ON 15 LOCATIONS AND CALLS FOR FURTHER WAVE OF ECO SETTLEMENTS
31/3/2008:     NEW GUIDANCE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND COMMUNITIES TO BE ENERGY PIONEERS
31/3/2008:     Download TCPA/ CHPA guide: 'community energy: urban planning for a low carbon future’
25/3/2008:     PRIORITY TO SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND WATER MANAGEMENT IN FIRST ECO-TOWNS GUIDANCE PUBLISHED BY TCPA TODAY
25/3/2008:     Download Eco-town Worksheet Foreword by Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint
25/3/2008:     Download Eco-town Worksheet Introduction by TCPA Chief Executive Gideon Amos
25/3/2008:     Download Eco-town Transport Worksheet
25/3/2008:     Download Eco-town Community Worksheet
25/3/2008:     Download Eco-town Water Cycle Management Worksheet
12/3/2008:     CHANCELLOR MUST GO FURTHER ON ENERGY FOR NEW HOMES
11/3/2008:     GARDEN VILLAGES NEEDED TO REMEDY AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IN THE SOUTH WEST SAY TCPA
4/3/2008:     HOUSING PRESSURES AND SEASONAL CHANGES HIGHLIGHT CASE FOR ECO-TOWNS IN THE SOUTH-EAST
25/2/2008:     TCPA WELCOME STRATEGY TO ENSURE GOOD QUALITY HOUSING IS AVAILABLE TO ALL
8/2/2008:     TCPA WELCOME NEW RULES FOR FRONT GARDENS TO FIGHT FLOODING
1/2/2008:     NATIONAL ECO-TOWNS PROGRAMME ‘KICKS-OFF’ IN BIRMINGHAM
25/1/2008:     TCPA WELCOMES CAROLINE FLINT AS NEW MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND HOUSING

2007

17/12/2007:     TCPA HAILS NEW CLIMATE ROLE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
14/12/2007:     TCPA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT PLANS TO CONSULT ON ECO-TOWNS
29/11/2007:     GOVERNMENT ADDRESSES TCPA CAMPAIGN ON INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS AND RIGHTS
19/11/2007:     TCPA WELCOME EXPECTED 'BREAKTHROUGH' PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
15/11/2007:     CLIMATE TARGETS NEED TO BE MORE AMBITIOUS, SAYS TCPA
31/10/2007:     TCPA BACKS TOWN CENTRE FIRST THRUST IN SUPERMARKET DEBATE
30/10/2007:     PAN-EUROPEAN PROJECT BACKS RIGHTS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
30/10/2007:     Download APaNGO Community Engagement in Planning - Summary Report
15/10/2007:     FAMILIES NEED MORE SPACE IN NEW HOUSING SAY TCPA
9/10/2007:     NEW PLANNING CHARGE MUST BE FAIR, PROPORTIONATE AND FAR REACHING SAY TCPA
24/9/2007:     Download TCPA Tomorrow Series paper - ECO-TOWNS AND THE NEXT 6O YEARS OF PLANNING
24/9/2007:     DEMAND FOR MORE GREEN SPACES TO COOL THE 40C CITY
15/9/2007:     HOW DO WE STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE REGIONS?
14/9/2007:     Download new report - LARGE SCALE HOUSING GROWTH IN NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
14/9/2007:     LARGE SCALE HOUSING GROWTH IN NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
21/8/2007:     TCPA REAFFIRMS ITS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED PLANNING GAIN SUPPLEMENT IN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER
15/8/2007:     TCPA RESPONSE TO THE PLANNING WHITE PAPER CONSULTATION
23/7/2007:     TCPA WELCOMES THE PLEDGE TO RELEASE PUBLIC LAND FOR MORE AND BETTER HOMES
20/7/2007:     TCPA LAYS THE FOUNDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT BACKED PROGRAMME OF ECO-TOWNS
17/7/2007:     TCPA BACKS MOVE AWAY FROM ‘NONSENSE’ OF PARALLEL STRATEGIES BUT WARNS THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT MUST PLAY A MAJOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ROLE
11/7/2007:     TCPA WELCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING GROWTH AGENDA, BUT CALLS FOR DISCOUNTED LAND TO ENABLE WHOLE COMMUNITIES NOT SOULLESS HOUSING ESTATES
10/7/2007:     TIME FOR A SUBURBAN RENAISSANCE
22/6/2007:     OFT INVESTIGATION POINTS TO THE NEED FOR NEW ENTRANTS INTO THE HOUSEBUILDING INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO TCPA
19/6/2007:     TCPA BELIEVES CLIMATE CHANGE CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT IN LONDON, BUT FEARS STANDARDS ARE FAR TOO LOW AT PRESENT
28/5/2007:     PLANNING PREVENTS A “COAST TO COAST” LONDON ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY
23/5/2007:     ADAPTING TO THE INEVITABILITY OF THE 40oC CITY
22/5/2007:     TCPA WELCOMES GROWTH AGENDA IN THE EAST MIDLANDS
21/5/2007:     TCPA WELCOMES NATIONAL PLANNING STATEMENTS, BUT DEMANDS A RIGHT TO BE HEARD FOR COMMUNITIES
16/5/2007:     PAN-EUROPEAN PROJECT CALLS FOR STRONGER VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND NEW TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
9/5/2007:     OLD CHARITY LAUNCHES NEW WORLD VIEW IN BRITAIN’S NEWEST CITY
17/4/2007:     TCPA PUSHING FOR TOUGHER CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS IN THE SOUTH WEST
23/3/2007:     CHANCELLOR MUST STICK TO NEW PLEDGES ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLAN-LED DEVELOPMENT, SAY TCPA
16/3/2007:     ‘OFPLAN’ IDEA OFFERS NEW ROUTE TO PLANNING REFORM
9/3/2007:     PLANNING SET TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
5/3/2007:     ‘MINI-NEW TOWN’ CLUSTERS THE ANSWER TO HOUSING CRISIS NEW REPORT SHOWS
5/3/2007:     Download new TCPA report: Best Practice in Urban Extensions and New Settlements
19/2/2007:     PLANNING REGIME SHOULD BE CHANGED TO SUPPORT LOCAL SHOPS
19/2/2007:     TCPA Response to Barker review of Housing and Planning
19/1/2007:     CALL TO RELEASE £10 BILLION WORTH OF GOVERNMENT LAND FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES

2006

20/12/2006:     HOMES IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND WELCOME BUT MORE RAIL INVESTMENT AND A NEW TOWN STILL NEEDED
13/12/2006:     NEW CLIMATE MEASURES WELCOME, BUT REST OF GOVERNMENT MUST GET ITS HOUSE IN ORDER
6/12/2006:     NEW TAX ON INCREASED LAND VALUES ENCOURAGING - BUT MUST FUND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
5/12/2006:     BARKER REVIEW: RECLAIM GREEN BELTS AS ‘ECO-BELTS’ BUT NO NUCLEAR DIKTATS, SAY PLANNING CAMPAIGNERS
1/12/2006:     MAJOR AIRPORT AND NUCLEAR PROJECTS MUST FACE PUBLIC SCRUTINY, SAY PLANNING CAMPAIGNERS
29/11/2006:     FAMILY-FRIENDLY HOUSING THE WAY FORWARD FOR FUTURE TOWNS AND CITIES
28/11/2006:     INFRASTRUCTURE VITAL TO PROTECT SOUTH EAST REGION FROM OVER-CONGESTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE
7/11/2006:     HIGH SPEED RAIL FASTER THAN FLYING, SAYS PLANNING CHARITY
7/11/2006:     Download TCPA Aviation Policy Statement
30/10/2006:     PLANNING IS 'ONE OF FOUR KEY AREAS' FOR GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE, ACCORDING TO STERN REVIEW
25/9/2006:     Draft Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change - Discussion document
25/9/2006:     REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS MUST BE ‘CLIMATE PROOFED’
21/9/2006:     BABY BOOMERS TRIGGER HOUSING TIMEBOMB
21/9/2006:     Next Generation Households Report - Executive Summary
25/7/2006:     Download the TCPA Party Conference programme of Fringe Events 2006
20/7/2006:     Download PERMISSION TO PLAN - the new TCPA/PwC stakeholder report
20/7/2006:     PLANNING EXPERTS CALL FOR AN END TO LOFT CONVERSION CONVEYOR BELT
25/7/2006:     NEW TCPA SURVEY REVEALS SURGE IN LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICIES
21/7/2006:     TOMORROW SERIES PAPER - ‘Cities and regions of sustainable communities – new strategies’
18/7/2006:     ‘WORST FIRST’ APPROACH TO REGENERATION NOT WORKING
11/7/2006:     SHORT CUTS TO NUCLEAR UNWORKABLE AND RISK HUMAN RIGHTS CHALLENGES SAYS PLANNING GROUP
4/7/2006:     PLANNING CHARITY CALLS ON BARKER TO END ‘NOSEY PARKER’ PLANNING
5/6/2006:     Download the TCPA policy statement: Planning for Sustainable Energy
9/6/2006:     WELCOME STEP FORWARD FOR PLANNING AND SMALL SCALE POWER GENERATION
8/6/2006:     NEW SURVEY SHOWS NEED FOR GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP TO UNLOCK LOCAL POWER
25/6/2006:     Download: HEATHROW – A RETIREMENT PLAN
25/6/2006:     HEATHROW – A RETIREMENT PLAN
18/6/2006:     SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CHARITY CALLS FOR REFORM AND INVESTMENT IN PLANNING
10/5/2006:     NATIONAL SURVEY TO HELP BOOST SUSTAINABLE PLANNING
9/5/2006:     Download TCPA 'CONNECTING ENGLAND' report
9/5/2006:     ALL-PARTY COMMISSION URGES RADICAL ACTION TO CLOSE REGIONAL PROSPERITY GAP
5/4/2006:     TCPA WELCOMES RUTH KELLY APPOINTMENT
25/4/2006:     TCPA EVIDENCE TO ODPM SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE PROPOSED PLANNING GAIN SUPPLEMENT
19/4/2006:     35-STRONG ALLIANCE ISSUES JOINT MANIFESTO FOR GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY REVIEW
11/4/2006:     HELPING COMMUNITIES TACKLE EMPTY HOMES BLIGHT
30/3/2006:     NEW TCPA REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SUDDEN GROWTH IN LOCAL DELIVERY AGENCIES
28/3/2006:     TCPA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PLANNING TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
22/3/2006:     TCPA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER THE DOUBLE BENEFIT OF MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE HOME OWNERSHIP
9/3/2006:     TCPA WELCOMES GOVERNMENT MOVES ON SUSTAINABLE HOMES CODE BUT URGES INTERNATIONAL APPROACH
7/3/2006:     SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CODE FOR NEW HOMES “TOTALLY INADEQUATE”
27/2/2006:     TCPA CALLS FOR LAND TAX TO HELP DELIVER URGENTLY NEEDED SUSTAINABLE HOMES
14/2/2006:     TCPA LAUNCHES NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY GUIDANCE FOR TOWN PLANNERS
14/2/2006:     TCPA CALLS FOR CROSS-PARTY CONCORDAT ON LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
8/2/2006:     Download 'Planning for Renewable Energy: implementing PPS22'
8/2/2006:     NEWS BULLETIN - ODPM COMMIT TO "URGENT REVIEW" OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANNING POLICY
8/2/2006:     DEVELOPERS, PLANNERS AND CAMPAIGNERS WELCOME CONSERVATIVE SHADOW MINISTER’S CALL FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ALL MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS
31/1/2006:     Charity to address fourfold population growth in Cambridgeshire to 2.2 million by 2200
26/1/2006:     HEAT, POWER AND PROFITS: ENERGY BY DESIGN

Latest News

25/7/2008:     JARGON BUSTING GUIDE TO PLANNING COMMUNITY NEEDS
24/7/2008:     ECO-TOWNS: RAISING THE GAME WITH THE TOUGHEST EVER GREEN STANDARDS
24/7/2008:     RAISING STATUS: CHIEF PLANNING OFFICERS
23/7/2008:     TCPA WELCOMES TAYLOR REVIEW VISION FOR A LIVING, WORKING, SUSTAINABLE COUNTRYSIDE
16/7/2008:     TCPA SAYS HOMES TARGET REMAINS VITAL TO SOCIAL JUSTICE BUT GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GO FURTHER TO MAINTAIN THE INDUSTRY
30/6/2008:     I NEED A HOME AND WANT TO LIVE IN AN ECO-TOWN – WHERE CAN I PUT MY NAME DOWN?