In more detail
The Town & Country Planning Association (TCPA) is a charity which aims to improve planning by making it more responsive to communities and more capable of supporting sustainable development. Its members include other organisations with an interest in planning, planners, academics, other related professionals and people with an interest in planning.
The video below is by the TCPA and presents some ideas about why planning matters:
The TCPA organises events and publishes policy briefings and relevant research etc. The association grew out of the Garden Cities Movement at the turn of the 20th century and retains committeed to a democratic view of planning as a means of social progress.
| Key Facts:
The TCPA is a forum for people and organisations that are interested in planning and share the idea that it should be democratic, participatory and focused on the aim of sustainable development. |
Page Links from here
The TCPA website has links to policy briefings including on things like forthcoming legislation with a bearing on planning.
OR you can use the navigation menu above right to look at other parts of the toolkit.
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