Initial TCPA response to MHCLG's NPPF and National Model Design Code proposals
The TCPA has offered an initial response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s proposed changes to the…
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Press release: Free planning advice service for Londoners launches online information hub
Town planning support service Planning Aid for London (PAL) has launched an online planning library to help members of the…
From the wrong questions to the right answers
Our society is facing a series of major crises related to the ways we use and develop land. The coronavirus…
The end of the affair
The social contract at the heart of planning is being broken: People and business will be the losers. The very…
The climate implications of COVID-19 – short-term standstill, long-term change?
While the COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a crisis, we are still in the throes of another – the climate crisis. Climate…
Further expansion of permitted development rights is not the way to build the homes we need
Following the end of the consultation of the Planning White Paper, the Government has now published a consultation on ‘more immediate…
Shaping the future – from garden cities to new environmentalism
The history of the Town and Country Planning Association is in essence a history of town planning in the UK…
TCPA responds to Prime Minister's ten-point climate plan
Fiona Howie, Chief Executive of the Town and Country Planning Association has responded to the Prime Minister’s ‘Ten Point Plan…
The science and art of strategic planning
For planners that can remember when regional or strategic planning was a fundamental part of local authority practice, and witnessed…
Planning for the Future – zonal planning and its impact on our wildlife
The reforms to England’s planning system proposed in the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper provide no assurances that many…
Young people locked out of changes to their neighbourhood
New survey of young adults in the UK shows: 89%1 have never been asked their opinion about the future of…
Press release: New All-Party Parliamentary Group launched to shine political spotlight on growth opportunities in new towns
Yesterday evening (Wednesday 17 January) marked the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which has been…
