Town and Country Planning Association
@thetcpa.bsky.social
Challenging, inspiring and supporting people to create healthy, sustainable and resilient places that are fair for everyone.
www.tcpa.org.uk
www.tcpa.org.uk
Thank you to #UseYourVoiceLowestoft for hosting the TCPA’s #PracticalHope flood risk workshop last week. The meeting highlighted the importance of incorporating community voice, lived experience, and climate considerations into local planning.
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
December 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thank you to #UseYourVoiceLowestoft for hosting the TCPA’s #PracticalHope flood risk workshop last week. The meeting highlighted the importance of incorporating community voice, lived experience, and climate considerations into local planning.
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
Don't miss the Climate Guide launch webinar this Wednesday 10 Dec!
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition is formed of a series of topic resources that span policy context, mitigation & adaptation.
shorturl.at/jO7ya
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition is formed of a series of topic resources that span policy context, mitigation & adaptation.
shorturl.at/jO7ya
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Don't miss the Climate Guide launch webinar this Wednesday 10 Dec!
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition is formed of a series of topic resources that span policy context, mitigation & adaptation.
shorturl.at/jO7ya
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition is formed of a series of topic resources that span policy context, mitigation & adaptation.
shorturl.at/jO7ya
Catriona Riddell considers how the new draft legislation for expanding devolutionary powers will shape planning in England: www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
This free article is from the Nov/Dec 25 Town & Country Planning journal, available exclusively for TCPA members
Join: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
This free article is from the Nov/Dec 25 Town & Country Planning journal, available exclusively for TCPA members
Join: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Catriona Riddell considers how the new draft legislation for expanding devolutionary powers will shape planning in England: www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
This free article is from the Nov/Dec 25 Town & Country Planning journal, available exclusively for TCPA members
Join: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
This free article is from the Nov/Dec 25 Town & Country Planning journal, available exclusively for TCPA members
Join: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
At yesterday's APPG on #NewTowns AGM, the Group heard from The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford and Chair Andrew Lewin MP launched a ‘mini’ inquiry into the Growth & Renewal of the UK’s 32 New Towns.
The inquiry will draw on themes identified by the TCPA in ‘A New Future for New Towns’ shorturl.at/CL93H
The inquiry will draw on themes identified by the TCPA in ‘A New Future for New Towns’ shorturl.at/CL93H
December 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
At yesterday's APPG on #NewTowns AGM, the Group heard from The Rt Hon Nick Raynsford and Chair Andrew Lewin MP launched a ‘mini’ inquiry into the Growth & Renewal of the UK’s 32 New Towns.
The inquiry will draw on themes identified by the TCPA in ‘A New Future for New Towns’ shorturl.at/CL93H
The inquiry will draw on themes identified by the TCPA in ‘A New Future for New Towns’ shorturl.at/CL93H
In 2020 the TCPA launched a free digital archive: an invaluable resource for students, academics, practitioners & politicians across the built & natural environment sector. It includes issues of Town & Country Planning journal and the Bulletin of Environmental Education (BEE).
archive.tcpa.org.uk
archive.tcpa.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In 2020 the TCPA launched a free digital archive: an invaluable resource for students, academics, practitioners & politicians across the built & natural environment sector. It includes issues of Town & Country Planning journal and the Bulletin of Environmental Education (BEE).
archive.tcpa.org.uk
archive.tcpa.org.uk
Will volume house builders deliver the government’s 1.5m homes target by 2029? And what does the rush to 'build, baby, build' mean for climate goals & public health?
Our 2nd #HealthyHomes Fact Checker shows we must stop pitting private profits against public purpose:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...
Our 2nd #HealthyHomes Fact Checker shows we must stop pitting private profits against public purpose:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...
Healthy Homes Fact Checker (Part 2) - Town and Country Planning Association
Beyond pitting private profits against public purpose This follow-up to our first Fact Checker examines whether volume house builders will deliver the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by the…
www.tcpa.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Will volume house builders deliver the government’s 1.5m homes target by 2029? And what does the rush to 'build, baby, build' mean for climate goals & public health?
Our 2nd #HealthyHomes Fact Checker shows we must stop pitting private profits against public purpose:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...
Our 2nd #HealthyHomes Fact Checker shows we must stop pitting private profits against public purpose:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/he...
Are you a local authority planning officer, councillor or practitioner interested in how planning can deliver climate action?
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Are you a local authority planning officer, councillor or practitioner interested in how planning can deliver climate action?
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
On 10 December the @rtpiplanners.bsky.social & TCPA will launch the 5th edition of their guidance on planning for climate change.
Webinar registration: shorturl.at/Vp97f
It's #GivingTuesday!
Planning is a vital tool for creating thriving places & communities - from safe streets to healthy homes. We work across the UK to improve planning policy & practice but we're a small charity with much work to do.
Join or donate today to support our work www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
Planning is a vital tool for creating thriving places & communities - from safe streets to healthy homes. We work across the UK to improve planning policy & practice but we're a small charity with much work to do.
Join or donate today to support our work www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
It's #GivingTuesday!
Planning is a vital tool for creating thriving places & communities - from safe streets to healthy homes. We work across the UK to improve planning policy & practice but we're a small charity with much work to do.
Join or donate today to support our work www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
Planning is a vital tool for creating thriving places & communities - from safe streets to healthy homes. We work across the UK to improve planning policy & practice but we're a small charity with much work to do.
Join or donate today to support our work www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
Long-term stewardship is about creating communities that people will be proud to live in and that will stand the test of time.
Our recent New Communities Group webinar brought together experts to discuss how to best support stewardship in new communities.
www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Our recent New Communities Group webinar brought together experts to discuss how to best support stewardship in new communities.
www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Stewardship for New Communities - Town and Country Planning Association
In this blog, the TCPA’s Osborn Research Assistant Jeanette Aves summarises learnings from our New Communities Group webinar on stewardship.
www.tcpa.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Long-term stewardship is about creating communities that people will be proud to live in and that will stand the test of time.
Our recent New Communities Group webinar brought together experts to discuss how to best support stewardship in new communities.
www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Our recent New Communities Group webinar brought together experts to discuss how to best support stewardship in new communities.
www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
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Julia Thrift @thetcpa.bsky.social, at the Lords Built Environment committee inquiry last week, said future New Towns must embed the Healthy Homes Principles not only to prevent ill-health but support health creation in new communities.
View the full session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
View the full session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Julia Thrift @thetcpa.bsky.social, at the Lords Built Environment committee inquiry last week, said future New Towns must embed the Healthy Homes Principles not only to prevent ill-health but support health creation in new communities.
View the full session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
View the full session here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
A report from More in Common shows that green spaces are the biggest source of local pride for Brits of all backgrounds.
The research, developed with the TCPA & supported by Wates Family Enterprise Trust, reveals the boost to mental health is seen as the most important benefit
shorturl.at/EaECK
The research, developed with the TCPA & supported by Wates Family Enterprise Trust, reveals the boost to mental health is seen as the most important benefit
shorturl.at/EaECK
Parks, pride and place research: 5 key findings - Town and Country Planning Association
Research finds restoring local green space would do more to repair public faith in the government’s ability to improve people’s lives than many flagship policies. Here are five key findings.
www.tcpa.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A report from More in Common shows that green spaces are the biggest source of local pride for Brits of all backgrounds.
The research, developed with the TCPA & supported by Wates Family Enterprise Trust, reveals the boost to mental health is seen as the most important benefit
shorturl.at/EaECK
The research, developed with the TCPA & supported by Wates Family Enterprise Trust, reveals the boost to mental health is seen as the most important benefit
shorturl.at/EaECK
From the archive blog: Making cities friendly to older people
‘What older people [in Newcastle-upon-Tyne] highlighted were issues important to all of us: the suitability and acceptability of public transport and the quality of the city experience’
Read the blog: archive.tcpa.org.uk/posts/news/2...
‘What older people [in Newcastle-upon-Tyne] highlighted were issues important to all of us: the suitability and acceptability of public transport and the quality of the city experience’
Read the blog: archive.tcpa.org.uk/posts/news/2...
From the archive: Making cities friendly to older people
Making cities friendly to older people
How do planners create urban environments where older people can thrive? The answer, according to Rose Gilroy, lies not in designing for older people, but in de...
archive.tcpa.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
From the archive blog: Making cities friendly to older people
‘What older people [in Newcastle-upon-Tyne] highlighted were issues important to all of us: the suitability and acceptability of public transport and the quality of the city experience’
Read the blog: archive.tcpa.org.uk/posts/news/2...
‘What older people [in Newcastle-upon-Tyne] highlighted were issues important to all of us: the suitability and acceptability of public transport and the quality of the city experience’
Read the blog: archive.tcpa.org.uk/posts/news/2...
The impacts of flooding, overheating & other consequences of climate change threaten the creation of a sustainable & just society.
Join the TCPA & the RTPI on 10 Dec (12 - 1pm) for the launch of the 5th ed of their authoritative guide on planning for climate change
www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
Join the TCPA & the RTPI on 10 Dec (12 - 1pm) for the launch of the 5th ed of their authoritative guide on planning for climate change
www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
November 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The impacts of flooding, overheating & other consequences of climate change threaten the creation of a sustainable & just society.
Join the TCPA & the RTPI on 10 Dec (12 - 1pm) for the launch of the 5th ed of their authoritative guide on planning for climate change
www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
Join the TCPA & the RTPI on 10 Dec (12 - 1pm) for the launch of the 5th ed of their authoritative guide on planning for climate change
www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
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Parks are Britons’ favourite thing about where they live. Not the high street. Not heritage. Not community spirit.
New research from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @thetcpa.bsky.social shows just how essential green space is to daily life & how strongly the public wants investment in it.
👉 tr.ee/3ps
New research from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @thetcpa.bsky.social shows just how essential green space is to daily life & how strongly the public wants investment in it.
👉 tr.ee/3ps
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Parks are Britons’ favourite thing about where they live. Not the high street. Not heritage. Not community spirit.
New research from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @thetcpa.bsky.social shows just how essential green space is to daily life & how strongly the public wants investment in it.
👉 tr.ee/3ps
New research from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @thetcpa.bsky.social shows just how essential green space is to daily life & how strongly the public wants investment in it.
👉 tr.ee/3ps
Access to healthcare & good transport links are some of the factors most likely to persuade people to move to a New Town, finds new #YouGov research.
Access to local amenities, nature & transport is one of the TCPA's 12 Healthy Homes Principles:
www.tcpa.org.uk/how-do-we-en...
Access to local amenities, nature & transport is one of the TCPA's 12 Healthy Homes Principles:
www.tcpa.org.uk/how-do-we-en...
How do we ensure all new homes have access to local amenities, nature and transport? - Town and Country Planning Association
To ensure better and more inclusive health outcomes, the TCPA has identified 12 Healthy Homes principles that all new housing developments must provide. Each month, this blog series explores one of th...
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Access to healthcare & good transport links are some of the factors most likely to persuade people to move to a New Town, finds new #YouGov research.
Access to local amenities, nature & transport is one of the TCPA's 12 Healthy Homes Principles:
www.tcpa.org.uk/how-do-we-en...
Access to local amenities, nature & transport is one of the TCPA's 12 Healthy Homes Principles:
www.tcpa.org.uk/how-do-we-en...
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Join the TCPA & the RTPI for the launch of the 5th ed. of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
This edition has a new format, with a series of topic resources grouped under the headings of intro & policy context, climate mitigation, & climate adaptation.
shorturl.at/KH0Uv
Cold homes aren't just unpleasant. They're a public health hazard.
Retrofitting our ageing housing stock to create warm & energy efficient homes is an urgent need. But success depends on the meaningful involvement of communities.
Our guide shows how it can be done:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
Retrofitting our ageing housing stock to create warm & energy efficient homes is an urgent need. But success depends on the meaningful involvement of communities.
Our guide shows how it can be done:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
Community guide to retrofit - Town and Country Planning Association
What communities in England can do to share best practice, develop area-based projects, and use more sustainable energy.
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Cold homes aren't just unpleasant. They're a public health hazard.
Retrofitting our ageing housing stock to create warm & energy efficient homes is an urgent need. But success depends on the meaningful involvement of communities.
Our guide shows how it can be done:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
Retrofitting our ageing housing stock to create warm & energy efficient homes is an urgent need. But success depends on the meaningful involvement of communities.
Our guide shows how it can be done:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
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The status quo leaves people feeling powerless. Change is done to communities, not with them—leaving areas unfit for happy lives.
Time to flip the script.
The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places.
@thetcpa.bsky.social
Time to flip the script.
The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places.
@thetcpa.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The status quo leaves people feeling powerless. Change is done to communities, not with them—leaving areas unfit for happy lives.
Time to flip the script.
The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places.
@thetcpa.bsky.social
Time to flip the script.
The Charter for Community Rights puts power in local hands, enabling access to nature, healthy homes and liveable places.
@thetcpa.bsky.social
Webinar: Could green spaces keep Britain Red?
New research on public perceptions of urban green space reveals Britons care much more about urban nature than politicians believe.
Join #MoreInCommon at 11am tomorrow to explore the insights from the research.
moreincommon.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
New research on public perceptions of urban green space reveals Britons care much more about urban nature than politicians believe.
Join #MoreInCommon at 11am tomorrow to explore the insights from the research.
moreincommon.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Webinar: Could green spaces keep Britain Red?
New research on public perceptions of urban green space reveals Britons care much more about urban nature than politicians believe.
Join #MoreInCommon at 11am tomorrow to explore the insights from the research.
moreincommon.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
New research on public perceptions of urban green space reveals Britons care much more about urban nature than politicians believe.
Join #MoreInCommon at 11am tomorrow to explore the insights from the research.
moreincommon.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🥁 Across all voting groups, from Reform to Labour, the favourite thing for Britons about their local area is...?
📢 Green space — according to research launched today by More in Common, supported by the TCPA, & funded by Wates Family Enterprise Trust.
🔗 www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/res...
📢 Green space — according to research launched today by More in Common, supported by the TCPA, & funded by Wates Family Enterprise Trust.
🔗 www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/res...
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🥁 Across all voting groups, from Reform to Labour, the favourite thing for Britons about their local area is...?
📢 Green space — according to research launched today by More in Common, supported by the TCPA, & funded by Wates Family Enterprise Trust.
🔗 www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/res...
📢 Green space — according to research launched today by More in Common, supported by the TCPA, & funded by Wates Family Enterprise Trust.
🔗 www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/res...
👏 New homes, local democracy and enhancing nature are not incompatible objectives.
A democratic planning system with the power to drive delivery can achieve all these goals as part of a vision led mission for sustainable development.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A democratic planning system with the power to drive delivery can achieve all these goals as part of a vision led mission for sustainable development.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs find
The Environmental Audit Committee found the government's measures are not enough to meet targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
👏 New homes, local democracy and enhancing nature are not incompatible objectives.
A democratic planning system with the power to drive delivery can achieve all these goals as part of a vision led mission for sustainable development.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A democratic planning system with the power to drive delivery can achieve all these goals as part of a vision led mission for sustainable development.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The places in which people live have a profound influence over how they live their lives. Whether people have easy access to parks or pleasant & safe routes for walking, wheeling & cycling, are influenced by planning.
It's essential that we plan for healthy places: www.tcpa.org.uk/areas-of-wor...
It's essential that we plan for healthy places: www.tcpa.org.uk/areas-of-wor...
Community sport and physical activity generated an estimated £122.9 billion in ‘social value’ across England in 2023/24📣
Find out more: https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/health-wealth-and-happiness-ps123bn-value-activity
#SocialValueReport25
Find out more: https://www.sportengland.org/news-and-inspiration/health-wealth-and-happiness-ps123bn-value-activity
#SocialValueReport25
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The places in which people live have a profound influence over how they live their lives. Whether people have easy access to parks or pleasant & safe routes for walking, wheeling & cycling, are influenced by planning.
It's essential that we plan for healthy places: www.tcpa.org.uk/areas-of-wor...
It's essential that we plan for healthy places: www.tcpa.org.uk/areas-of-wor...
How can we ensure that new large-scale developments become places where people will want to live for generations to come?
Our recent New Communities Group webinar, supported by ADAM Architecture, explored how stewardship is vital for successful placemaking.
Blog: www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Our recent New Communities Group webinar, supported by ADAM Architecture, explored how stewardship is vital for successful placemaking.
Blog: www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Stewardship for New Communities - Town and Country Planning Association
In this blog, the TCPA’s Osborn Research Assistant Jeanette Aves summarises learnings from our New Communities Group webinar on stewardship.
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
How can we ensure that new large-scale developments become places where people will want to live for generations to come?
Our recent New Communities Group webinar, supported by ADAM Architecture, explored how stewardship is vital for successful placemaking.
Blog: www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Our recent New Communities Group webinar, supported by ADAM Architecture, explored how stewardship is vital for successful placemaking.
Blog: www.tcpa.org.uk/stewardship-...
Communities across the country have been hit by severe flooding, destroying homes & businesses & jeopardising people's safety.
To address flood risk, we need local people’s voices at the heart of decision-making.
Our guide offers practical advice for communities:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
To address flood risk, we need local people’s voices at the heart of decision-making.
Our guide offers practical advice for communities:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
Community guide to flood risk - Town and Country Planning Association
What communities in England can do to influence planning, respond to floods and manage flood risk naturally.
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Communities across the country have been hit by severe flooding, destroying homes & businesses & jeopardising people's safety.
To address flood risk, we need local people’s voices at the heart of decision-making.
Our guide offers practical advice for communities:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
To address flood risk, we need local people’s voices at the heart of decision-making.
Our guide offers practical advice for communities:
www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/co...
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The current Planning and Devolution bills passing through parliament will clarify that housing standards are a means to meet the new health duty for all strategic strategic authorities 🏡❤️
While recent legislative changes don't bring policy clarity on healthy homes & placemaking, they do mean that health will need to be a central consideration by all strategic authorities.
This blog explains what the changes mean for healthy homes & neighbourhoods:
www.tcpa.org.uk/housing-stan...
This blog explains what the changes mean for healthy homes & neighbourhoods:
www.tcpa.org.uk/housing-stan...
Housing standards as a strategic determinant of health - Town and Country Planning Association
New legislative changes establish housing standards and other ‘general determinants of health’ as a means to address health through strategic authorities, spatial development strategies and local plan...
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The current Planning and Devolution bills passing through parliament will clarify that housing standards are a means to meet the new health duty for all strategic strategic authorities 🏡❤️