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
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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 🏡❤️
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
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 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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...
🎫 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...
💻 Free webinar: Join the TCPA & the Royal Town Planning Institute for the launch of the 5th ed. of the Climate Guide
🧑🦱 For local authority planning officers, councillors & practitioners interested in how planning can deliver climate action.
📆 10 December 12-1pm
🖇️ www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
🧑🦱 For local authority planning officers, councillors & practitioners interested in how planning can deliver climate action.
📆 10 December 12-1pm
🖇️ www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
Planning for the Climate Crisis: A guide for local authorities (launch webinar) - Town and Country Planning Association
Join the TCPA and the RTPI for the launch of the fifth edition of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
💻 Free webinar: Join the TCPA & the Royal Town Planning Institute for the launch of the 5th ed. of the Climate Guide
🧑🦱 For local authority planning officers, councillors & practitioners interested in how planning can deliver climate action.
📆 10 December 12-1pm
🖇️ www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
🧑🦱 For local authority planning officers, councillors & practitioners interested in how planning can deliver climate action.
📆 10 December 12-1pm
🖇️ www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
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
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'To change the world, we need to make sure that power is distributed rather than centralised.' Looking for a lunchtime read? Our fearless reader, Naomi, has written for @thetcpa.bsky.social on Why Every Community Matters - check it out today www.rightscommunityaction.co.uk/blog/why-eve...
Why Every Community Matters — Rights Community Action (Copy)
Naomi Luhde-Thompson (writing for Town and Country Planning magazine) Rights Community Action is a collective and shared endeavour, involving lawyers, planners, storytellers and artists. It came…
www.rightscommunityaction.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'To change the world, we need to make sure that power is distributed rather than centralised.' Looking for a lunchtime read? Our fearless reader, Naomi, has written for @thetcpa.bsky.social on Why Every Community Matters - check it out today www.rightscommunityaction.co.uk/blog/why-eve...
2 new modules for planners, coastal practitioners & flood risk professionals have been added to a free e-learning hub from the TCPA & the Environment Agency:
- Opportunities for planning to support coastal management
- How to apply coastal planning tools & policies
www.tcpa.org.uk/new-coastal-...
- Opportunities for planning to support coastal management
- How to apply coastal planning tools & policies
www.tcpa.org.uk/new-coastal-...
New Coastal Planning training launched - Town and Country Planning Association
The Environment Agency and the TCPA have developed two new e-learning modules on coastal planning for planners, coastal practitioners and flood risk professionals.
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
2 new modules for planners, coastal practitioners & flood risk professionals have been added to a free e-learning hub from the TCPA & the Environment Agency:
- Opportunities for planning to support coastal management
- How to apply coastal planning tools & policies
www.tcpa.org.uk/new-coastal-...
- Opportunities for planning to support coastal management
- How to apply coastal planning tools & policies
www.tcpa.org.uk/new-coastal-...
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
It's not long now until our Annual Conference 2025!
Join us in London on Thursday 27 November as we consider the purpose of planning and how the planning system can deliver homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive.
Last few tickets available here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Join us in London on Thursday 27 November as we consider the purpose of planning and how the planning system can deliver homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive.
Last few tickets available here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
TCPA Annual Conference 2025: The purpose of planning - Town and Country Planning Association
The Westminster government has embarked on what it has referred to as the biggest changes to English planning in a generation. This has been motivated by the government’s desire to…
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's not long now until our Annual Conference 2025!
Join us in London on Thursday 27 November as we consider the purpose of planning and how the planning system can deliver homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive.
Last few tickets available here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Join us in London on Thursday 27 November as we consider the purpose of planning and how the planning system can deliver homes, places and communities in which everyone can thrive.
Last few tickets available here: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/tcpa-a...
Join the TCPA & the @rtpiplanners.bsky.socialor the launch of the 5th edition of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
👩💻 Free webinar
📆 10 December 12-1pm
Agenda and registration: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
👩💻 Free webinar
📆 10 December 12-1pm
Agenda and registration: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
Planning for Climate Change in New Communities - Town and Country Planning Association
This webinar explored the practical realities of addressing climate impact and mitigation in large scale new communities. We heard from two ambitious authorities who have recently had policies found s...
www.tcpa.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Join the TCPA & the @rtpiplanners.bsky.socialor the launch of the 5th edition of their authoritative guidance on planning for climate change.
👩💻 Free webinar
📆 10 December 12-1pm
Agenda and registration: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
👩💻 Free webinar
📆 10 December 12-1pm
Agenda and registration: www.tcpa.org.uk/event/planni...
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/