Transport for New Homes
@transportfornewhomes.org.uk
We believe new housing should be planned in a way that allows residents to walk, cycle and use public transport in their daily lives. transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Latest post on the blog, we look at a new model for community-led regeneration and placemaking. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/large-scale-...
Large-scale housing site being delivered by the community
A new model for community-led regeneration, placemaking.
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With partners, we wrote to the government because planning changes are increasing car-dependency when they should be reducing the need for car journeys. www.transportxtra.com/publications... 🔒 Paywalled (but see links in next posts for the press release and the letter)
NPPF changes urged as go-ahead given to ‘inappropriate’ new
Local authority associations and other groups with interests in health, the environment and sustainable transport have urged changes to the way developments are
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Now campaigning in our tenth year, we need some help to get us through 2026. Can you support our fundraiser? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/help-us-get-...
Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
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We will be holding an event in October, which might prove timely. Sign up to the newsletter for further details. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/autumn-event...
Autumn Event: Save the Date
Save the date for this in-person autumn event. More details will follow.
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Thanks for the donations. We are 10% of the way to achieving our goal. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help us get through 2026
Transport for New Homes has low overheads, but we still have bills to pay. The compliance costs for a small organisation keep going up as well as the cost of keeping our website, full of our research ...
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Converting parking to housing helps reduce car-dependent sprawl. This excellent guide shows how it can be done. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/parking-a-gu...
Parking: A guide for Planners, Transport Planners and local campaigners
Transport for New Homes were consulted in the preparation of this report from CPRE London.
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The transport plan for this development assumed deliveries would be made by drone. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-curious-...
The curious case of the Selwood Garden Community
It bypassed the whole local plan process.
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"As the Transport for New Homes campaign, among others, has pointed out, new housing estates are often not in proximity to other estates or existing towns, which makes bus route planning difficult, adding to journey times and making routes unappealing." www.localgov.co.uk/-New-towns-m...
New towns must be designed with young and old in mind | LocalGov
Age-friendly new towns are vital for an ageing population, writes Charlotte Lewis, Head of Communities at Centre for Ageing Better.
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We are now campaigning in our tenth year, but we need your help to get us through 2026. Can you support our fundraiser? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/help-us-get-...
Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
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We have a modest fundraiser to help get @transportfornewhomes.org.uk through 2026. Basic costs keep going up and funding is harder to secure. Please help if you can so we can achieve our goal. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help us get through 2026
Transport for New Homes has low overheads, but we still have bills to pay. The compliance costs for a small organisation keep going up as well as the cost of keeping our website, full of our research ...
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Now campaigning in our tenth year, we need some help to get us through 2026. Can you support our fundraiser? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/help-us-get-...
Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Save the date for an autumn event in London. If you are signed up to the newsletter you will get further details in due course. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/autumn-event...
Autumn Event: Save the Date
Save the date for this in-person autumn event. More details will follow.
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Costs to keep a small non-profit business going have gone up dramatically in the last year. As well and higher fees, we now have to buy commercial software to tell HMRC we do not owe them any money. Please help if you can.
Transport Good CIC@transportgood.org · 4mo agoUnfortunately, the costs keep going up to keep transportknowledge.net on the web. Please consider making a donation. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Correct. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/news/dft/npp...
NPPF reforms need 'stronger alignment between planning and transport'
Following a Government proposal to reform the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), key sector bodies have called for the strengthening of climate policies in the planning regulations and a stronger integration between planning and transport policy.
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Our webinar on 31 March will explore positive, vision-led approaches to transport planning for new communities. We'll hear from the Department for Transport; private and public sector planners; and the TCPA's policy team. Supported by Rovia Transport Planning 🎫 www.tcpa.org.uk/event/transp...
Transport for New Communities
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New blog post: We take a look at a development that claims to be vision-led, but the vision relies on people not leaving their homes and getting deliveries by drone. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/will-the-sel...
Will the Selwood car-visioned garden community be given consent?
A test case as to whether we are serious about saying 'no' to locations that are not sustainable when it comes to transport.
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Speakers confirmed, BOOK NOW. Reviving town centres, bringing back our buses, saving countryside, building affordable housing: why parking matters. Online event on 19 March 2026: Parking policies – for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parking-po...
Parking policies - for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans
Reviving town centres, bringing back our buses, saving countryside, building affordable housing: why parking matters.
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Our Director, Chris Todd, will be speaking at this event. Get your free ticket now 👇🏾
Transport for New Homes@transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 6mo agoReviving town centres, bringing back our buses, saving countryside, building affordable housing: why parking matters. Online event on 19 March 2026: Parking policies – for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parking-po...
Time is running out to respond to the 2026 NPPF update. Here's our thoughts, if you are looking for inspiration. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/reflections-...
Reflections on the 2026 National Planning Policy Framework consultation
Transport for New Homes think a more radical reform is needed to deliver truly sustainable development.
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NEW BLOG POST: Why don't we see more cyclists on our visits to new housing estates? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/why-dont-we-...
Why don't we see more people cycling in new housing developments?
When we visit new housing estates something is usually missing.
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Website update: upgraded search function at the top of every page. And this is our most read blog post at the moment. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/reflections-...
Reflections on the 2026 National Planning Policy Framework consultation
Transport for New Homes think a more radical reform is needed to deliver truly sustainable development.
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Reviving town centres, bringing back our buses, saving countryside, building affordable housing: why parking matters. Online event on 19 March 2026: Parking policies – for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/parking-po...
Parking policies - for Local Plans and Local Transport Plans
Reviving town centres, bringing back our buses, saving countryside, building affordable housing: why parking matters.
eventbrite.co.uk
Website update: new page for our media coverage and social share buttons have been added to blog posts. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/media/covera...
Coverage
Key pieces of media coverage we have received.
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Reports by NGOs like @neweconomics.bsky.social and @transportfornewhomes.org.uk have hammered home the same message again and again since then. Please respond to this important consultation and demand better transport in new development! actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
Demand better transport in new development!
Launched with a pledge to “go further than ever before” to meet housing targets, the Government is consulting on the biggest shake-up of planning rules since 2012. A few welcome words on transport, li...
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Consultation: respond to government plans for spatial development strategy geographic areas. Respond for your area, this is a quick one. We think bigger is better. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/spatial-deve...
Spatial development strategy areas consultation
Respond to the government consultation on areas for spatial development strategies.
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Strategic planning is something we've been calling for, to better locate new homes where there are jobs and public transport. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/our...
Steve Chambers@planningtransport.co.uk · 6mo ago✅ Strategic planning is back ⬇️ These boundaries are too small to be effective, but we can work on that later www.gov.uk/government/c...
Our reflections on the 2026 NPPF update consultation. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/reflections-...
Reflections on the 2026 National Planning Policy Framework consultation
Transport for New Homes think a more radical reform is needed to deliver truly sustainable development ————————— 1. Introduction The proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework...
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🎂 Transport for New Homes is 10 years old in 2026. This blog post takes a look back at what we've achieved. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/ten-years-of...
Ten years of Transport for New Homes
In 2026, Transport for New Homes turns ten years old.
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Revamped website for @transportfornewhomes.org.uk - lots of research showing the gap between the good words in planning policy on sustainable transport and then what actually built on the ground: www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Transport for New Homes
Bringing transport and planning together
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