Low traffic neighbourhoods: anti-car or pro-people?
Gemma Hyde picks apart the idea that Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are
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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
The Healthy Homes Principles – why do we need them?
Rosalie Callway explains why we need the 11 Healthy Homes Principles, now more than
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
Survey highlights local authorities’ challenges in planning for flood risk
Blog summarising the results of a 2022 survey into flood risk skills and capabilities among local authority
Salt Cross: a serious error of judgement
Hugh Ellis tackles the decision by PINS to remove critical climate targets from the proposed West Oxfordshire Area
Unleashing the potential of ‘held back’ places
TCPA Vice President Peter Hetherington describes the challenges faced by 'held back' areas. If not Levelling Up, what
The 20-minute neighbourhood and individual freedom
Blog: why are 20-minute neighbourhoods seen as being in tension with individual freedom? Max Hunter argues that shaping
Campaign release: These are Homes photobook
As a part of our Healthy Homes campaign, the TCPA commissioned photographer Rob Clayton to capture some of the
Climate Change should be a central objective of local planning
Local councils can be bold in setting their own, more ambitious climate targets. Later this month, the TCPA and RTPI
Simply Madness
Don’t let the Cumbrian coal mine disaster define our response to the climate crisis I cannot be alone in feeling a
After the Truss party hangover, the cold reality of the Levelling Up Bill
Surrealism, like satire, only works if there is an orthodox reality to react against. The problem we face in plotting
