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Development plans must be 'climate proofed'
New regional and local development plans must be 'climate proofed' says the Town and Country Planning Association and Friends of the Earth.
News from Buildingtalk, 25 September 2006
TCPA on population growth in Cambridgeshire
Environmental development charity, the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), is proposing urban extensions and further new settlements to accommodate unparalleled growth estimates.
News from Buildingtalk, 1 February 2006
TCPA appoints new Campaign Manager
Director of the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) Gideon Amos announces the appointment of Kirsten Gogan as Campaign Manager.
News from Buildingtalk, 30 May 2005
Government plans for more affordable homes
TCPA welcomes the Governments announcements aiming to help more people onto the housing ladder through the release of public sector land for affordable homes, and new home ownership options.
News from Buildingtalk, 26 May 2005
Under-provision of homes in South East
Woeful under-provision of homes will have dire consequences for Suuth East, Says TCPA
News from Buildingtalk, 18 April 2005
Homes supply "worse now than when records began"
New housing proposals could deliver fewer homes than ever before - since records began, Gideon Amos, Director of the housing and sustainable development campaign group the TCPA1, claimed today.
News from Buildingtalk, 8 April 2005
Putting land to work
MP calls for a 'land swap levy' to fund rural affordable housing.
News from Buildingtalk, 21 February 2005
New law on growth and investment in the Midlands
Seminar discusses how the Midland's economy is increasingly part of a growing London mega city economy.
News from Buildingtalk, 18 February 2005
Land transfer for housing a vital first step
The TCPA has welcomed the ODPM announcement that NHS land would be transferred to the Government to provide affordable housing, but is concerned that it doesn't go far enough.
News from Buildingtalk, 26 January 2005
Assembly urged to recognise housing crisis
The Town and Country Planning Association(TCPA) has urged the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA) to recognise the acute housing shortages in the region
News from Buildingtalk, 24 January 2005
Planning Delivery Grant (PDG
Creative planning takes second place to the drive to meet targets.
News from Buildingtalk, 17 December 2004
Development Better For Wildlife Than Countryside?
The nation's back gardens often support far higher levels of wildlife than intensively farmed arable fields, creating new communities should go hand-in-hand with enhancing biodiversity, say TCPA.
News from Buildingtalk, 23 September 2004
Positive Framework For Developing Renewable Energy
The TCPA has welcomed the Government's positive stance on renewable energy following publication of new guidance.
News from Buildingtalk, 12 August 2004
Key Ingredient For Truly Sustainable Communities
The TCPA has today welcomed the Government commitment to taking forward the Sustainable Buildings Task Group report recommendation to set up a Code for Sustainable Building.
News from Buildingtalk, 29 July 2004
New Breed Of Fast Track "Green Towns" Needed.
New breed of fast track "Green Towns" are needed to help protect the future of the planet says the Town and Country Planning Association [TCPA].
News from Buildingtalk, 28 June 2004
GLA Sustainable Suburbs Toolkit
URBED (the Urban and Economic Development Group) has been appointed to prepare a Toolkit to provide help to those who are trying to make London's suburbs more sustainable.
News from Buildingtalk, 1 April 2004
Positive Planning Needed For Renewable Energy
The TCPA today welcomed Government indications that planning policy will allow local authorities to include policies requiring on-site renewable energy provision in development plans.
News from Buildingtalk, 10 February 2004
'The Northern Way' - Has Some Way To Go
The TCPA has today welcomed the Government's announcement of a Growth Area for the north of England.
News from Buildingtalk, 10 February 2004
Airports Plan Highlights Government Short-Termism
The Government's intention to allow increased capacity at Heathrow and a new runway at Stansted rather than a new off-shore airport and high-speed rail, is storing up trouble for the future, TCPA warn
News from Buildingtalk, 18 December 2003
Quality Design Must Accompany More Housing Output
Following publication of the interim Barker Review, the TCPA has welcomed the continued acceptance in Government that crippling housing shortages cannot continue.
News from Buildingtalk, 16 December 2003
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