Notes from the International Garden City Retrofitting Conference
The International Garden City Retrofitting Conference held up some answers to the perennial question: how to balance
New Towns
Garden Cities: separating truth from myth
The Garden City idea is one of the strongest tools we have available to enable a healthy, affordable and zero-carbon
New Communities Group Webinar: Briefing on planning reforms and the NPPF
From the changes to housing needs forecasting, and a new structure for development plans, to new powers for Development
New Communities Group webinar: Delivering climate resilient new communities
New Garden Cities and large-scale developments must be places that address climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Forgotten Pioneers – TCPA /Bartlett School of Planning Wiki edit-a-thon
Join us for a day of learning and practical action to celebrate women of the Garden City and New Towns movements The
Creating town centres in new communities
In July, the TCPA hosted its first in-person seminar for our New Communities Group since the pandemic on ‘Creating
TCPA New Communities Group Webinar: Long-term stewardship in new communities – from vision to reality
Interest in the concept of long-term stewardship continues to gain momentum among politicians and practitioners, but
Sir Frederic J Osborn memorial event 2022: The poetry of place
New rescheduled date (due to rail strikes) Join us for an evening of poetry, drinks and discussion for our annual event
‘Land of Promise: Rediscovering the Roots of a New Society’ at Conway Hall, London
(6pm for networking and refreshments, 7pm performance start) ‘Tomorrow 125’ is a project exploring how the Garden
‘Land of Promise: Rediscovering the Roots of a New Society,’ at Hostry Festival, Norwich
‘Tomorrow 125’ is a project exploring how the Garden City idea can help us construct a pathway to a hopeful future
Implementing design codes in new communities
The Government states that well-designed places should be functional, support mixed uses and tenures, include
Lessons from Cranbrook – 10 years on
The TCPA New Communities Group’s first in person site visit since 2019 recently took place in Cranbrook, East Devon.
