The TCPA has set out our alternative vision for reform focused on democracy, climate change and housing delivery.
NPPF consultation responses
At the below links, you can find the Town and Country Planning Association’s (TCPA) response to the government’s 2023 consultation on reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and our initial response to the 2024 consultation.
Resources
The end of democratic planning? (TCPA briefing)
A briefing by the TCPA on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill for the House of Lords (June 2025)
The importance of democratic planning
Evidence from the Town and Country Planning Association for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill committee (April 2025)
News & Blog
Challenges of Delivering Large Scale Housing Projects: Lessons from the TCPA’s New Communities Group
In the latest blog from our series on the next generation of New Towns, Lachlan Anderson-Frank MRTPI sets out some…
The economics of failure
It is a crucial moment for our collective survival. In this blog, first published in the March – April edition…
Planning Reform: in defence of democratic planning
(Photo: Civic Square aims to enable community-led transformation and transition in Birmingham. It is one of the case studies featured…
