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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

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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 08/10/2026
🏡 Join us for a conversation about the planning system and how capable it is to deliver car-free living for those that want it. 🎂 We are also celebrating ten years of Transport for New Homes. Free tickets are available for our event on 23 October. actionnetwork.org/events/plann...
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Planning system fit to build a new town? (free tickets)
The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms to the NPPF and local plans make it easy to live car free if you choose? The new towns are a flagship policy of a government that...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 01/10/2026
Join us at our event in London on 23 October. The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms make it easy to live car free if you choose? actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Planning system fit to build a new town?
The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms to the NPPF and local plans make it easy to live car free if you choose? The new towns are a flagship policy of a government that...
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 21/09/2026
More signatures needed!
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 21/09/2026
Transport for New Homes is ten years old in 2026. Join us at our upcoming event on 23 October. actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Planning system fit to build a new town?
The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms to the NPPF and local plans make it easy to live car free if you choose? The new towns are a flagship policy of a government that...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 18/09/2026
Petition: We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations to make better use of the land and to give more people the opportunity to enjoy living car-free if they choose. Please join us by signing. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
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Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 18/09/2026
We rely on donations to keep going. Help support our work in 2026. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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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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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Please support this petition. We want to let the government know that land around stations should not be wasted with low density housing. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
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Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 18/09/2026
Join us at our event in London on 23 October. The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms make it easy to live car free if you choose? actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
actionnetwork.org
Planning system fit to build a new town?
The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms to the NPPF and local plans make it easy to live car free if you choose? The new towns are a flagship policy of a government that...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 15/09/2026
Our work is reliant on donations to keep going. Can you help by supporting us? actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 15/09/2026
Petition: We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more people have the opportunity to enjoy living car-free if they choose. Please join us by signing. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
actionnetwork.org
Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 14/09/2026
Join us at our event in London on 23 October. The planning system is constantly being updated, but do recent reforms make it easy to live car free if you choose? actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...
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Planning system fit to build a new town?
Action Network
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 08/09/2026
Please sign and share this petition. The current minumum density for housing around stations will waste land that could allow many more people to have easy access to the railway network. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
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Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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sandrablan.bsky.social @sandrablan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Excellent petition.
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North East PTUG @northeastptug.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The density at which new housing is developed is a crucial factor in the viability of public transport use. Please sign and share this petition to push for an increase from low-denity, car-dependent housing around railway stations to help lock in public transport use.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 07/09/2026
Please join in supporting this petition to let the government know they should not waste land around stations. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
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Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 07/09/2026
This will allow more people to live within easy access of the railway network and have the opportunity to enjoy living car-free if they choose. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
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Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 07/09/2026
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. actionnetwork.org/petitions/in...
actionnetwork.org
Increase minimum density to build more homes near stations
We are calling on the government to double the minimum density of homes around stations (from the current 35 dwellings per hectare) so more homes can be built. This will allow more people to live with...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 14/08/2026
Full letter here. www.gndrising.org/updates/gree...
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Green groups call for Andy Burnham to end his silence on climate change - GND Rising
Dear Prime Minister, As the fifth heatwave of the summer hits the UK, three-quarters of the country is in drought and wildfires have broken out across the country – and the world. Unprecedented extrem...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 14/08/2026
We signed this letter calling for the PM to act now on the climate crisis. How we build new homes and better ways to move around need to reformed to bring down emissions from transport. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 13/07/2026
Latest post on the blog, we look at a new model for community-led regeneration and placemaking. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/large-scale-...
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Large-scale housing site being delivered by the community
A new model for community-led regeneration, placemaking.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 26/06/2026
Press release www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/ministers-ur...
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Ministers urged to ensure new homes reduce car-dependence
PRESS RELEASE: With partners, we are calling for new homes that reduce the need for car journeys.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 26/06/2026
Joint letter www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/joint-letter...
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Joint letter calling for new homes that reduce the need for car journeys
LETTER: With partners, we are calling for new homes that reduce the need for car journeys.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 26/06/2026
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)
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 24/06/2026
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-...
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Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 22/06/2026
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...
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Autumn Event: Save the Date
Save the date for this in-person autumn event. More details will follow.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 10/06/2026
Thanks for the donations. We are 10% of the way to achieving our goal. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 10/06/2026
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...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 10/06/2026
The transport plan for this development assumed deliveries would be made by drone. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-curious-...
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The curious case of the Selwood Garden Community
It bypassed the whole local plan process.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 09/06/2026
"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...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 08/06/2026
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-...
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Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 05/06/2026
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/...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 05/06/2026
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-...
transportfornewhomes.org.uk
Help us get through 2026
We need your help to keep going this year.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 21/05/2026
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...
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Autumn Event: Save the Date
Save the date for this in-person autumn event. More details will follow.
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 09/04/2026
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.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 29/03/2026
Correct. www.highwaysmagazine.co.uk/news/dft/npp...
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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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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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...
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Transport for New Communities
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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 23/03/2026
📍 12 locations down to 7. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Seven new towns proposed to kickstart housebuilding push
Seven locations proposed as new towns with each location delivering at least 10,000 homes with several delivering up to 40,000.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 23/03/2026
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...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 10/03/2026
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...
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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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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our Director, Chris Todd, will be speaking at this event. Get your free ticket now 👇🏾
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 02/03/2026
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-...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 23/02/2026
NEW BLOG POST: Why don't we see more cyclists on our visits to new housing estates? www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/why-dont-we-...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 20/02/2026
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-...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 19/02/2026
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...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 14/02/2026
Website update: new page for our media coverage and social share buttons have been added to blog posts. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/media/covera...
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Coverage
Key pieces of media coverage we have received.
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Transport Action Network @transportaction.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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...
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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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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 13/02/2026
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...
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Spatial development strategy areas consultation
Respond to the government consultation on areas for spatial development strategies.
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 13/02/2026
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...
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Transport for New Homes @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 11/02/2026
Our reflections on the 2026 NPPF update consultation. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/reflections-...
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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 @transportfornewhomes.org.uk · 22/01/2026
Explore the timeline of our work over the last ten years. www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/our...
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Our timeline
The history of Transport for New Homes since 2016.
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