The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on August 17th setting the direction of a whole new generation of local and strategic plans. The TCPA has launched a new Autumn Training programme to help decision-makers at all levels navigate this new landscape. This is designed to support the sector make the most of the new National Planning Policy Framework to support the delivery of climate resilient and healthy places.
Join us on 24 November at Regents’ University, London to explore why planning is truly a matter of life and death. Planning increasingly determines our resilience in the face of climate change and its impacts on our health – we’ll be exploring solutions at our next annual conference. Members get 20% off in September.
The ‘Sheffield Declaration’ sets out a new purpose for planning and an ethical code for planners, returning the profession to its founding values of sustainable development and social justice.
You can now find courses on coastal planning on the flood risk e-learning platform. The courses are interactive, free of charge, and can be completed at your own pace.
We have produced a suite of community planning guides on three of the most pressing issues facing communities in relation to climate change: flood risk, overheating and retrofit.
Long-term stewardship is a holistic approach to ensuring places can be looked after in perpetuity. This approach is at the heart of the Garden City model and has relevance for the creation of new and renewed communities at all scales.
Our blog series explores each of the 12 Healthy Homes Principles: a framework for ensuring better and more inclusive health outcomes in all new housing developments.
The TCPA is campaigning for a new generation of New Towns based on modern Garden City Principles. Our campaigns are underpinned by research exploring lessons from the past and present. You can find a selection of key resources below.
The TCPA has updated one of its Practical Guides for creating successful new communities.
This is aimed at local authority officers and elected members considering the delivery of an ambitious new community in their area. It is designed to help you to learn more about how to deliver and finance the project in a way that will contribute to achieving the Garden City Principles.
What would a New Town look like if it was designed with climate resilience at its heart? This document presents our vision for the Climate Resilient New Town, and outlines exemplar new communities in which future generations can thrive.
There is a unique opportunity to explore lasting solutions to the housing crisis whilst delivering complete communities that enhance people’s health and wellbeing. This publication sets out how to create a healthy new town.
We have the design approaches and technical solutions necessary to deliver a fairer and more sustainable future. This paper sets out the practical steps required to unlock housing delivery and create thriving communities.
The Town and Country Planning Association
For over a hundred years, we have worked to challenge, inspire and support people to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone.
The way that places are planned, designed, maintained and regenerated can help or hinder work to tackle health inequalities, climate change, and economic resilience. The TCPA works, therefore, on a wide range of topics: find out more about the work we do by exploring the themes below.
Children and Young People, Climate Change, Community Participation and Social Justice, Healthy Homes, Healthy Place-making, New Towns, Parks and Green Infrastructure
