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
Catriona Riddell considers how the new 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 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Catriona Riddell considers how the new 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/
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
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
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/
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...
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
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...
For the TCPA, our vision for homes and communities is founded on the Garden City Principles: a practical framework for a hopeful and sustainable future: www.tcpa.org.uk/garden-city-...
#GardenCity #Sustainable #AffordableHomes #NewTowns #HealthyHomes #Placemaking
#GardenCity #Sustainable #AffordableHomes #NewTowns #HealthyHomes #Placemaking
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For the TCPA, our vision for homes and communities is founded on the Garden City Principles: a practical framework for a hopeful and sustainable future: www.tcpa.org.uk/garden-city-...
#GardenCity #Sustainable #AffordableHomes #NewTowns #HealthyHomes #Placemaking
#GardenCity #Sustainable #AffordableHomes #NewTowns #HealthyHomes #Placemaking
Widespread flooding is expected across England.
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Widespread flooding is expected across England.
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
Flood risk is a critical issues for planners, but applying flood risk considerations in practice can be hard.
The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed free online training for planners & flood risk professionals.
🖇️ learning.tcpa.org.uk
🎫 Last few tickets available for the TCPA Annual Conference 2025: the purpose of planning!
📆 Thursday 27 November
📌 Regent's University, London
Member discount rates available. Book here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
📆 Thursday 27 November
📌 Regent's University, London
Member discount rates available. Book here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🎫 Last few tickets available for the TCPA Annual Conference 2025: the purpose of planning!
📆 Thursday 27 November
📌 Regent's University, London
Member discount rates available. Book here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
📆 Thursday 27 November
📌 Regent's University, London
Member discount rates available. Book here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Planning has a trust problem. Fewer than 1 in 10 trust local authorities when it comes to planning large developments.
We must prioritise community participation, write Leonie Taylor, Siân Whyte & Laetitia Lucy of The Young Foundation
🖇️ Town & Country Planning journal www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
We must prioritise community participation, write Leonie Taylor, Siân Whyte & Laetitia Lucy of The Young Foundation
🖇️ Town & Country Planning journal www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Planning has a trust problem. Fewer than 1 in 10 trust local authorities when it comes to planning large developments.
We must prioritise community participation, write Leonie Taylor, Siân Whyte & Laetitia Lucy of The Young Foundation
🖇️ Town & Country Planning journal www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
We must prioritise community participation, write Leonie Taylor, Siân Whyte & Laetitia Lucy of The Young Foundation
🖇️ Town & Country Planning journal www.tcpa.org.uk/sample-journ...
There’s still time to craft your entry for #ThePineapples 2026 - you have until 21 November 2025!
The Pineapple for Healthy Homes is a unique opportunity to celebrate best practice and raise awareness on the impact of housing quality on health.
www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
The Pineapple for Healthy Homes is a unique opportunity to celebrate best practice and raise awareness on the impact of housing quality on health.
www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There’s still time to craft your entry for #ThePineapples 2026 - you have until 21 November 2025!
The Pineapple for Healthy Homes is a unique opportunity to celebrate best practice and raise awareness on the impact of housing quality on health.
www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
The Pineapple for Healthy Homes is a unique opportunity to celebrate best practice and raise awareness on the impact of housing quality on health.
www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
Are you a developer, local authority, designer or community organisation seeking to embed children’s rights, needs & voices into planning & placemaking?
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Are you a developer, local authority, designer or community organisation seeking to embed children’s rights, needs & voices into planning & placemaking?
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8
These case studies, developed by the TCPA with A Place in Childhood, deliver inspiration plus practical learning & knowledge: shorturl.at/JE2G8
Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Some people think the planning system exists to allocate land for housing. But it can and must do so much more.
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
The #WorldTownPlanningDay theme #WithPlanningWeCan recognises that planning is a vital, transformational tool in the face of systemic challenges.
Support our work: www.tcpa.org.uk/join/
Six Lessons from the post-war New Towns:
1 Nat government must support site identification
2 Delivery via Modernised Development Corporations
3 New Towns can pay for themselves
4 Stewardship of community assets
5 People lead decision-making
6 Design innovation, not experimentation
shorturl.at/FFJeL
1 Nat government must support site identification
2 Delivery via Modernised Development Corporations
3 New Towns can pay for themselves
4 Stewardship of community assets
5 People lead decision-making
6 Design innovation, not experimentation
shorturl.at/FFJeL
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Six Lessons from the post-war New Towns:
1 Nat government must support site identification
2 Delivery via Modernised Development Corporations
3 New Towns can pay for themselves
4 Stewardship of community assets
5 People lead decision-making
6 Design innovation, not experimentation
shorturl.at/FFJeL
1 Nat government must support site identification
2 Delivery via Modernised Development Corporations
3 New Towns can pay for themselves
4 Stewardship of community assets
5 People lead decision-making
6 Design innovation, not experimentation
shorturl.at/FFJeL
The Lords report stage of the controversial Planning & Infrastructure Bill process has ended. While the window of opportunity for securing the Healthy Homes amendment is over for now, the battle for Healthy Homes goes on!
This blog recaps recent campaign activity & next steps.
shorturl.at/2nKYI
This blog recaps recent campaign activity & next steps.
shorturl.at/2nKYI
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Lords report stage of the controversial Planning & Infrastructure Bill process has ended. While the window of opportunity for securing the Healthy Homes amendment is over for now, the battle for Healthy Homes goes on!
This blog recaps recent campaign activity & next steps.
shorturl.at/2nKYI
This blog recaps recent campaign activity & next steps.
shorturl.at/2nKYI
⏳ Two weeks to go... There's still time to submit your entry for the Pineapples Awards!
The Pineapple Award for Healthy Homes recognise homes that are designed for wellbeing, comfort, sustainability & community.
🍍https://www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
#HealthyHomes #ThePineapples
The Pineapple Award for Healthy Homes recognise homes that are designed for wellbeing, comfort, sustainability & community.
🍍https://www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
#HealthyHomes #ThePineapples
November 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
⏳ Two weeks to go... There's still time to submit your entry for the Pineapples Awards!
The Pineapple Award for Healthy Homes recognise homes that are designed for wellbeing, comfort, sustainability & community.
🍍https://www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
#HealthyHomes #ThePineapples
The Pineapple Award for Healthy Homes recognise homes that are designed for wellbeing, comfort, sustainability & community.
🍍https://www.festivalofplace.co.uk/thepineapples
#HealthyHomes #ThePineapples
📢The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed 2 new free e-learning courses for planners, coastal practitioners & flood risk professionals working in the public sector.
> An introduction to coastal planning in England
> Using planning to manage coastal change in England.
learning.tcpa.org.uk
> An introduction to coastal planning in England
> Using planning to manage coastal change in England.
learning.tcpa.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
📢The Environment Agency & the TCPA have developed 2 new free e-learning courses for planners, coastal practitioners & flood risk professionals working in the public sector.
> An introduction to coastal planning in England
> Using planning to manage coastal change in England.
learning.tcpa.org.uk
> An introduction to coastal planning in England
> Using planning to manage coastal change in England.
learning.tcpa.org.uk
⏰ It’s time for healthy homes & neighbourhoods.
📜 Lord Crisp's amendment on health improvement & health inequalities will be presented this evening on the #PlanningandInfrastructureBill
We hope that peers will support this vital amendment to deliver #HealthyHomesNow: www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
📜 Lord Crisp's amendment on health improvement & health inequalities will be presented this evening on the #PlanningandInfrastructureBill
We hope that peers will support this vital amendment to deliver #HealthyHomesNow: www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
⏰ It’s time for healthy homes & neighbourhoods.
📜 Lord Crisp's amendment on health improvement & health inequalities will be presented this evening on the #PlanningandInfrastructureBill
We hope that peers will support this vital amendment to deliver #HealthyHomesNow: www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
📜 Lord Crisp's amendment on health improvement & health inequalities will be presented this evening on the #PlanningandInfrastructureBill
We hope that peers will support this vital amendment to deliver #HealthyHomesNow: www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
Awaab’s Law now begins to take effect. The tragic & preventable deaths of 8-year old Ella Adoo-Kissi Debra & 2-year old Awaab Ishak show that the location & quality of our homes have a fundamental impact on our health & wellbeing.
Join the fight for Healthy Homes: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/c...
Join the fight for Healthy Homes: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/c...
October 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Awaab’s Law now begins to take effect. The tragic & preventable deaths of 8-year old Ella Adoo-Kissi Debra & 2-year old Awaab Ishak show that the location & quality of our homes have a fundamental impact on our health & wellbeing.
Join the fight for Healthy Homes: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/c...
Join the fight for Healthy Homes: www.tcpa.org.uk/collection/c...
The Planning & Infrastructure Bill *could* be the way to deliver secure, healthy & resilient homes.
But to achieve that aim, the legislation requires significant changes. We're campaigning for amendments to ensure the delivery of #HealthyHomesNow!
Join the campaign www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
But to achieve that aim, the legislation requires significant changes. We're campaigning for amendments to ensure the delivery of #HealthyHomesNow!
Join the campaign www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
October 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Planning & Infrastructure Bill *could* be the way to deliver secure, healthy & resilient homes.
But to achieve that aim, the legislation requires significant changes. We're campaigning for amendments to ensure the delivery of #HealthyHomesNow!
Join the campaign www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...
But to achieve that aim, the legislation requires significant changes. We're campaigning for amendments to ensure the delivery of #HealthyHomesNow!
Join the campaign www.tcpa.org.uk/healthy-home...