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# Transport for New Homes

Bringing transport and planning together

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## Posts

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- [Will 'build, build, build' put local planning at risk?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/build-build-build/) - Will developers be able to bypass local plan production?
- [Help keep Transport for New Homes going](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/help-keep-transport-for-new-homes-going/) - Please support our work with a donation.
- [An appeal from Transport for New Homes](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/an-appeal-from-transport-for-new-homes/) - Right now our work is more needed than ever.
- [New towns programme](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-towns-programme/) - The government set up a New Towns Taskforce in 2024 to begin work on finding sites for prospective new towns in England.
- [High housing targets in areas with poor public transport ](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/high-housing-targets-in-areas-with-poor-public-transport/) - Transport for New Homes research reveals some of the highest Government housing targets are in areas with the lowest levels of public transport satisfaction
- [Government setting high housing targets in areas with poor public transport ](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/figures-reveal-high-housing-targets-in-areas-with-poor-public-transport/) - TRANSPORT for New Homes is warning that the Government's new housing plan risks creating hundreds of thousands of car-dependent homes with no public transport.
- [New housing developments like ‘a jigsaw with pieces missing’](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-housing-developments-like-a-jigsaw-with-pieces-missing/) - A new report has concluded that a combination of wrong location, wrong transport and a lack of density is resulting in car dependent ‘tarmac’ housing estates.
- [Transport for New Homes responds to Planning and Infrastructure Bill ](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-responds-to-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/) - Transport for New Homes’ recent report, What is being built in 2025? In search of the station, revealed housing targets aimed at rural parts of the country and a developer-led choice of location are creating car-dependent estates far away from major urban areas and isolated from good public transport.
- [Where is the money for public transport to the thousands of new homes built outside the cities?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/where-is-the-money-for-public-transport-to-link-up-the-thousands-of-new-homes-outside-the-cities/) - New metros in England are not possible without funding.
- [Event: Site visits kick off](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/event-site-visits-next-round-kick-off/) - Join us at our event for volunteers on 15 May 2025.
- [Safe and convenient cycling networks must go beyond development boundaries](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/safe-and-convenient-cycling/) - New housing needs to be connected to safe and convenient cycle routes.
- [Another way of building new homes and faster too](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/another-way-of-building-new-homes-and-faster-too/) - There is another way to build new homes quickly and sustainably.
- [Poundbury is a case study in getting transport right](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/poundbury-case-study/) - Poundbury is mixed development built around streets and walkable community facilities.
- [Trams and light rail are not reaching out of the cities](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/trams-and-light-rail-are-not-reaching-out-of-the-cities/) - Tram networks should reach out of cities to connect with new developments.
- [Rail is missing from new housing estates](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/rail-is-missing-from-new-housing-estates/) - We found that large new housing areas in England were very rarely built with a new station to cater for future residents.
- [Buses are falling short of their potential](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/buses-are-falling-short-of-their-potential/) - Every new housing estate should be served by bus.
- [What places designed around the car look like](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/places-designed-around-the-car/) - If urban form follows the transport modes that are available, then car dependency is inevitable when we design around the car
- [New metro for a hidden city of 350,000 people](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-metro-for-a-hidden-city-of-350000-people/) - We need to build new homes around mass transit systems.
- [Apartments can offer everything on your doorstep](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/apartments-can-offer-everything-on-your-doorstep/) - Apartments offer so much compared to lower density estates.
- [Three recommendations for planning reform](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/three-recommendations-for-planning-reform/) - Based on our most recent report we suggest three changes.
- [Where are the delightful walkable places?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/delightful-walkable-places/) - Explore the walking theme from our recent report.
- [Event: March 2025 update](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/2025-march-event/) - Join us at our event on 5 March 2025.
- ['Jigsaw puzzle' developments are creating car-dependent estates](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/jigsaw-puzzle-developments-are-creating-car-dependent-estates/) - Our latest report reveals that new housing estates being built in England resemble a jigsaw puzzle with some of the most important pieces missing.
- [Event: MetroWest Bath and Wiltshire conference](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/event-metrowest-bath-and-wiltshire-conference/) - Join us at our hybrid event on 27 March 2025
- [Convenient town centre housing in every town](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/convenient-town-centre-housing-in-every-town/) - We are exploring how swathes of land given over to parking could be put to better use.
- [Is it really planning when the Treasury decides if a new station opens?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/is-it-really-planning-when-the-treasury-decides-if-a-new-station-opens/) - We think 'strategic planning' introduced in the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill is a positive step but have ideas about how this could work in practice.
- [Housing targets direct new homes to public transport deserts](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/housing-targets-direct-new-homes-to-public-transport-deserts/) - Car dependency is caused by a system that puts houses in unsustainable location.
- [New homes conveniently situated on the bypass](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-homes-in-wiltshire-conveniently-situated-by-the-a36-bypass/) - Join us on a visit to a new housing estate on the edge of Warminster.
- [What do we mean by bad design?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/what-do-we-mean-by-bad-design/) - Some examples of what we mean by bad design.
- [UPDATED: 2025 planning reforms](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/2025-planning-reforms/) - Details of the planning reform expected in early 2025.
- [What do we mean by good design?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/what-do-we-mean-by-good-design/) - Some examples of what we mean by good design.
- [The Swedish solution - sustainable transport and new apartments](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-swedish-solution-sustainable-transport-and-new-apartments-in-combination/) - Two development areas on the outskirts of Uppsala are good examples of the completely different Swedish approach.
- [Unseen power of engineers and transport planners](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/unseen-power/) - Guest post from Mark Philpotts, the founder of City Infinity,
- [Come to our event for volunteers](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/come-to-our-event-for-volunteers/) - The event is an opportunity for us to say thank you to everyone who went on a site visit in 2023 and for new volunteers to get some tips for going on visits in 2024.
- [UPDATED: Proposed reforms to the NPPF](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/proposed-reforms-to-the-nppf-and-other-planning-system-changes/) - Changes are proposed to the NPPF and the planning system. Find out how to have your say.
- [You can help us continue our work](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/you-can-help-us-continue-our-work/) - Contribute to our fundraiser to keep us going,
- [Converting retail barns to housing](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/converting-retail-barns-to-housing/) - Conversion of large obsolete car dependent out-of-town retail barns to new uses looks good on paper.
- [Transit-oriented development built without the transit](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transit-oriented-development-built-without-the-transit/) - The curious case of the transit-led scheme that is missing the transit.
- [Call for volunteers](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/call-for-volunteers/) - We are calling for volunteers to visit sites around England as part of the fieldwork for our research.
- [Planning in the spotlight: the implications of THAT byelection](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-in-the-spotlight-the-implications-of-that-byelection/) - Blog by Jenny Raggett, Transport for New Homes There has in recent days been much talk about the Chesham and Amersham byelection, a constituency that has always been Conservative but has now been won by the Liberal Democrats. An important election issue was the Government's proposed changes to the planning system, with fears that planning
- [Event: What next for planning and transport?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/event-what-next-for-planning-and-transport/) - Join us for this event, four weeks after the general election to discuss the future of planning and transport. We have a limited number of free tickets available here. Once those are gone, or if you would like to help support our work, please purchase a ticket below.
- [Site Visitor (Volunteer)](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/site-visitor-volunteer/) - We are looking for volunteers to go on site vists.
- [Where to find us on social media](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/where-to-find-us-on-social-media/) - Starting August 2024 we will no longer post to Twitter/X and our account there will close.
- [UPDATED: Transport for New Homes](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-to-close/) - We have some good news to share with you.
- [Transport for New Homes Award: shortlist announced](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-award-shortlist-announced/) - Over the summer, we asked members of the public, professionals and developers to nominate recent UK developments of more than 500 homes for the Transport for New Homes Award 2019, run in partnership with the Transport Planning Society as part of its Transport Planning Day. We wanted to celebrate places that buck the trend of
- [Planning white paper risks more car dependent sprawl](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-white-paper-risks-more-car-dependent-sprawl/) - Our country needs more homes. What we don't need is more sprawling, car-dependent estates far from town centres and public transport links. The proposed planning reforms will cause the same problems as the current system when it comes to transport and new housing. At Transport for New Homes we looked at the proposed reforms and
- [For housing fit for the future, let's get these policies right](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/for-housing-fit-for-the-future-lets-get-these-policies-right/) - The Government is consulting on changes to the National Model Design Code and National Planning Policy Framework. Together, these documents will set the direction for the housing that we build in the near future. With hundreds of thousands of new homes needed, it's vital that these two documents take transport properly into account: we must
- [Alastair Hanton: a tribute](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/alastair-hanton-a-tribute/) - Alastair Hanton, who died last month, helped to found Transport for New Homes and was a wise and insightful presence on our Steering Group and at our events. Stephen Joseph has written this tribute to our friend. I've known Alastair for over 30 years – when I became director of Transport 2000 (later Campaign for
- [Wichelstowe: a visit to Swindon's new urban extension](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/wichelstowe-a-visit-to-swindons-new-urban-extension/) - In May 2024 Transport for New Homes visited a new part of Swindon called Wichelstowe, a large urban extension which has been slowly built up over the last 18 years since it was given planning permission in 2006. Swindon centre itself appears to be in bad need of regeneration with the Brunel Shopping centre having
- [New homes, wildflowers and a railway station: a visit to Kidbrooke Village](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-homes-wildflowers-and-a-railway-station-a-visit-to-kidbrooke-village/) - Kidbrooke Village is a large new development of some 4,700 homes in the borough of Greenwich, South East London. The development replaced the 1960s/ 1970s Ferrier Estate which was knocked down to build something completely different. The development is a partnership between local government, housing developers, and community stakeholders and consists of an interesting and unusual
- [Green promises broken: Garden Villages and Garden Towns will be dominated by the car](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/green-promises-broken-garden-villages-and-garden-towns-will-be-dominated-by-the-car/) - Far from being vibrant, green communities, Garden Villages and Garden Towns are at high risk of becoming car-dependent commuter estates.
- [New “cowpat” housing developments are adding to traffic congestion and locking communities into car-dependency](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-cowpat-housing-developments-are-adding-to-traffic-congestion-and-locking-communities-into-car-dependency/) - New research has found that greenfield housing estates are adding hundreds of thousands of new car journeys to our roads, increasing congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution.
- [Our joint letter to the Telegraph about high street planning](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-joint-letter-to-the-telegraph-about-high-street-planning/) - We urge the Government to think again about its proposals to allow high street businesses to be changed to housing without full planning permission.
- [Upside-down geography](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/upside-down-geography/) - Locations for new housing are not considered in terms of sustainable transport, access to services, employment or environmental impact.
- [A very different model of development](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/a-very-different-model-of-development/) - Freiham is specifically designed as a green and pleasant place for walking and cycling and for using public transport.
- [Decarbonising transport: let's get planning reform right](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/decarbonising-transport-lets-get-planning-reform-right/) - All over the country, local authorities are preparing local plans for the future, many of these spanning 15 or 20 years up to and beyond 2035. The manifestation of past local plans has now appeared in the form of new areas of housing, but these are far from green transport-wise. We have visited many large
- [If conservation areas can have a mix of homes and amenities, why can't newly planned communities?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/if-conservation-areas-can-have-a-mix-of-homes-and-amenities-why-cant-newly-planned-communities/) - We're concerned that a proposed change to 'permitted development rights' would make it harder for local authorities to plan communities with a mix of homes, shops and services. Our Homes Without Jams campaign is all about ensuring changes to the planning system result in new homes being built in the right locations with good transport
- [New Checklist to help root out car-dependent housing developments](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/new-checklist-to-help-root-out-car-dependent-housing-developments/) - In the rush to build new homes, too many estates are being built without public transport, local facilities or even pavements, leading to car dependence, congestion, pollution and unhealthy lifestyles. Now Transport for New Homes, a campaign group seeking to halt the spread of such car-based development, has produced a Checklist to enable local authorities,
- [Planning reforms risk adding "a tide of car traffic" to crowded roads, Housing Secretary told](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-reforms-risk-adding-a-tide-of-car-traffic-to-crowded-roads-housing-secretary-told/) - As the Government prepares for a Planning Bill to be announced in next week's Queen's Speech, ten organisations have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick urging changes to the Government’s proposed planning reforms to avoid adding a tide of car traffic to already overcrowded roads and undermining the Government's wider social, economic and environmental goals.
- [Transport for New Homes: a story told in postcards](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-a-story-told-in-postcards/) - John and Jill have been house-hunting in some recently-built developments. They sent these postcards back to show what they found. Since John and Jill don't drive, they have been using trains and buses to get to the new housing areas, sometimes with adventures on the way. In the end they do find places to suit
- [Three changes we'd like to see to the plans for the planning system](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/three-changes-wed-like-to-see-to-the-plans-for-the-planning-system/) - By Steve Chambers and Jenny Raggett, Transport for New Homes When the government consulted on proposed upcoming changes to the planning system in August 2020 we responded based on what we’d learned from our visits to new housing estates, which is summarised in our 2018 and 2020 reports. We don’t think the current planning system
- [A tale of two developments: why new planning reforms threaten to entrench unsustainable lifestyles](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/a-tale-of-two-developments-why-new-planning-reforms-threaten-to-entrench-unsustainable-lifestyles/) - This blog by Steve Chambers, sustainable transport campaigner at Transport for New Homes, was first published by as a guest blog by Green Alliance. In 2018, Transport for New Homes produced an initial report that revealed the deep flaws in the planning system which leave new housing developments with inadequate walking, cycling and public transport
- [In Memoriam Simon Norton](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/in-memoriam-simon-norton/) - We were deeply sad to learn that Simon Norton, a supporter of Transport for New Homes since its inception, passed away in February 2019. A passionate and thoughtful campaigner for sustainable transport, Simon Norton helped to set up Transport for New Homes and funded the project through the Foundation for Integrated Transport, a grant-making charity
- [It's difficult to produce sustainable travel patterns if you don't build in the right places](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/its-difficult-to-produce-sustainable-travel-patterns-if-you-dont-build-in-the-right-places/) - Guest blog by Gordon Stokes, Visiting Research Associate at Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford Finding the right places to locate large numbers of new homes and jobs in crowded areas of the South East will need great care if we're trying to encourage modes other than the car. New mapping shows graphically how people
- [How new housing developments can benefit from car clubs](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/how-new-housing-developments-can-benefit-from-car-clubs/) - Guest blog by Rebecca Townend, Co-wheels Car Club. A car club based within a community can have a whole host of benefits for those who live there. An ideal way of introducing car club cars into a community is to mandate their inclusion in all new residential and mixed-use developments. A car club is access
- [Transport for New Homes Award 2019: winners announced](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/winners/) - The winners of the Transport for New Homes Award 2019 are: Royal Arsenal Riverside, south east London (metropolitan winner) Bath Riverside, Bath (non-metropolitan winner) The first ever Transport for New Homes Awards, run in partnership with the Transport Planning Society as part of its Transport Planning Day, set out to celebrate recent large developments which
- [Transport for New Homes Award: Poundbury](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-award-poundbury/) - Poundbury is an urban extension to the Dorset county town of Dorchester, built according to the principles of Charles, Prince of Wales, on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. Poundbury was highly commended in the Transport for New Homes Awards 2019. Judge Jenny Raggett, who visited the development, tells us why. One of the
- [Transport for New Homes Award: Bath Riverside](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-award-bath-riverside/) - Bath Riverside was announced as winner of the Transport for New Homes Award 2019 in the non-metropolitan category. Judge Tim Pharoah, who visited the development, tells us why. All too often new housing is built around car use, but Bath Riverside bucks the trend in a positive way by providing really good walking, cycling and
- [Transport for New Homes Award: Royal Arsenal Riverside](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/transport-for-new-homes-award-royal-arsenal-riverside/) - Royal Arsenal Riverside was announced as winner of the Transport for New Homes Award 2019 in the metropolitan category. Judge Tim Pharoah, who visited the development, tells us why. London needs many more homes, and high-density developments are required. At Woolwich Arsenal, the impact of tall blocks is lessened by the generous provision of open
- [Looking to the UN Sustainable Development Goals to guide good urban growth](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/looking-to-the-un-sustainable-development-goals-to-guide-good-urban-growth/) - Guest blog by Camilla Ween, RIBA, MCIHT, AoU, Harvard Loeb Fellow The planet is in a climate crisis and the UK is in a housing crisis. We need a paradigm shift in the way we do things so that we can deliver about 250,000 new homes annually, that will not exacerbate our attempts to reach
- [Let us know how changes to the planning system are affecting your area](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/let-us-know-how-changes-to-the-planning-system-are-affecting-your-area/) - Planning and the making of planning decisions have not stopped because of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. The Coronavirus Act 2020 gave councils the ability to run planning committees remotely. However, even before this legislation became law many authorities were making new arrangements for planning decisions, including delegating decisions to officers and council leaders rather than
- [Planning and COVID-19](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-and-covid-19/) - Back in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic we noticed that planning and development were continuing. We asked you to get in touch about what was happening in your local area, to tell us how decisions were being made about new housing. We worried that changes to oversight of planning might mean that proper
- [If Active Travel England is set up right it could increase walking and cycling for residents of new homes](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/if-active-travel-england-is-set-up-right-it-could-increase-walking-and-cycling-for-residents-of-new-homes/) - On 28 July 2020 the UK Government announced the creation of Active Travel England, a funding body for walking and cycling provision in England and also an inspectorate of the work of highways authorities. This formed part of the Gear Change: A bold vision for cycling and walking plans set out the same day. The
- [Planning reform is on the way](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-reform-is-on-the-way/) - Planning reform is on the way. But will it lead to better development in the right places, and stop car-based sprawl? From the point of view of Transport for New Homes, and the many others who are appalled at the spread of car-dependent new housing dominated by roads and parking, planning reform should be about
- [So, what else could we build?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/so-what-else-could-we-build/) - In our recent report, Garden Villages and Garden Towns: Visions and Reality, we explain that, although the visions for garden communities are often very good, we fear 'business as usual'. Rather than enabling people to walk, cycle and use public transport to go about their daily lives, these developments will generate high levels of traffic by
- [Sustainability Through the Looking Glass](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/sustainability-through-the-looking-glass/) - Guest blog by Richard Tamplin ''When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'' Of course, we all know what sustainability means – don't we? It's now almost 40 years since the United Nations, concerned by the
- [How land value capture is being used to help communities](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/how-land-value-capture-is-being-used-to-help-communities/) - When infrastructure such as a new rail line is built, the value of the land around it goes up: suddenly this land is desirable for housebuilding because people want to live near the new rail route. Landowners hit the jackpot. The problem is that such infrastructure projects are often tricky to get funding for in
- [Planning for transport demand through the Decide and Provide Approach](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/planning-for-transport-demand-through-the-decide-and-provide-approach/) - What will the likely transport impact of a new development be? How many trips is it likely to generate? To work this out, transport planners use TRICS, which is a database of information about the trips generated by past developments. In the past, TRICs has been used as part of a 'Predict and Provide' paradigm,
- ['Beauty' alone won't solve the climate crisis](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/beauty-alone-wont-solve-the-climate-crisis/) - This guest blog by Cycling UK's policy director Roger Geffen argues that the Government's draft National Planning Policy Framework makes it commendably easy for councils to reject planning applications which aren't 'beautiful', but creates massive hurdles for councils wishing to reject developments that would entrench car-dependence. The blog was first published on the Cycling UK
- [Decarbonising Transport: land use planning is key](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/decarbonising-transport-land-use-planning-is-key/) - Press release: 15 July 2021 Responding to the Government's Decarbonising Transport plan published yesterday, 14 July 2021, Jenny Raggett from Transport for New Homes said: "We welcome the positive language about getting people out of their cars onto public transport, walking and cycling. However, there is very little in the document that convinces us that

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- [Home](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/) - Welcome We believe that everyone should have access to attractive housing, located and designed to ensure that people do not need to use or own cars to live a full life. Read more... Help support our work with a donation Help fund our 2026 report Latest news From the blog Read the blog archives Our
- [Presentations](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/resources/presentations/) - Presentations Transport for New Homes runs events aimed at bringing transport and planning together. On this page you can browse some of the presentations from our recent events. Tackling Car-dependent New Housing, Low Traffic Future, December 2025 Presentation by Jenny Raggett of Transport for New Homes Moments of Change, Transport Planning Society, December 2025 Presentation
- [Blog](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/blog/)
- [New metro rail from existing infrastructure](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/new-metro-rail/) - New metro rail from existing infrastructure With partners, we are exploring the potential for new metro rail services in England, using existing infrastructure. We start by exploring how the local rail network in Bath and Wiltshire could provide a metro service with some small upgrades. Latest posts Could you support our work with a donation?
- [Converting underused car parks to homes](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/converting-underused-car-parks-to-homes/) - Converting underused car parks to homes With partners, we are exploring how underused car parks in our towns are being converted to new homes. Latest posts Read more about parking policies from CPRE London Could you support our work with a donation?
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- [What is being built?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/what-is-being-built/) - What is being built? Transport for New Homes publish an annual What is being built? report based on surveys of new housing developments in England. We find out if there are good places to live for those who don’t want to drive, can’t drive or can’t afford the expense associated with buying and running a car. Latest
- [Transport for New Homes Charter](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/transport-for-new-homes-charter/) - Transport for New Homes Charter We believe that everyone should have access to attractive housing, located and designed to ensure that people do not need to use or own cars to live a full life. We therefore support new housing that promotes walking, cycling and public transport and avoids dependence on cars. Equally, we oppose
- [What is being built in 2025?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/what-is-being-built/what-is-being-built-in-2025/) - Read the new report from Transport for New Homes, What is being built in 2025? In search of the station, which reveals why the planning system needs to change.
- [Media and Press](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/media-and-press/) - Media enquiries Email media@transportfornewhomes.org.uk Latest releases
- [Alice Ridley](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/alice-ridley/) - Alice Ridley Communications Coordinator With over 20 years in the charity communications sector, Alice has worked on national fundraising and awareness campaigns helping to bring key issues into the public eye and provided a platform for local activists, campaign groups and members of the public to have their stories told on a national stage.
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- [Our team](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/) - Our team
- [Geoff Hobbs](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/geoff-hobbs/) - Geoff Hobbs Director Geoff is director of public transport service planning for Transport for London, responsible for planning, development and justification of ideas to change service patterns and frequencies. A part of this is to both catalyse house building in the first place and to react to usage changes as a result of the city’s
- [The project](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/) - The project Too many housing developments are built miles away from town centres. Without local facilities, decent public transport or cycle routes, residents have little choice but to drive for almost every journey. The streets are dominated by traffic and parked cars - some don't even have pavements. How can we build new housing differently
- [Stephen Joseph](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/stephen-joseph/) - Stephen Joseph Policy Consultant Stephen Joseph is a transport policy consultant, specialising in urban and local issues and in smart transport. He was appointed a visiting professor at the University of Hertfordshire in December 2018, having received an honorary doctorate from the University in November 2010. At present, Stephen is a trustee of the Foundation
- [Jenny Raggett](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/jenny-raggett/) - Jenny Raggett Director (Project Coordinator) Jenny's career has been as a technical author working in computer research and development. For many years she has, however, also been a campaigner for sustainable transport and better planning. So when there was an opportunity to start a project bringing planning and transport together, it was irresistible, and thus
- [Steve Chambers](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/steve-chambers/) - Steve Chambers Director (Sustainable Transport Campaigner) Steve is an urban planning and sustainable transport consultant, lecturer and campaigner. He has fought to reduce the cost of rail travel, have better bus services outside London and to get more people walking in more liveable cities. Email Steve
- [Tim Pharoah](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/our-team/tim-pharoah/) - Tim Pharoah Transport and Urban Planning Consultant Tim Pharoah has more than 55 years' experience of transport, land use planning and urban regeneration in local authorities, private consultancies, and the academic sector. He is a keen advocate of planning for vibrant urban communities through integrated planning, low-impact accessibility, and public realm design. In 2017 he
- [Resources](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/resources/) - Resources On this page you will find resources associated with the Transport for New Homes project. Research reports Read Building Car Dependency, 2022 Read Garden Villages and Garden Towns: Visions and Reality, 2020 Read Transport for New Homes, 2018 Downloads Download the Checklist for New Homes Download the Transport for New Homes Charter Other resources
- [Events](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/events/) - Events How we can build healthy, liveable communities where residents can walk, cycle and use public transport in their daily lives? Find out more, meet our speakers and join in the discussion at our next event. Sign up to our supporters newsletter to be first to hear about upcoming public events. The slides from previous
- [Support us](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/supporters/) - How you can support our work Our work is primarily funded by grants and donations, with some of our income coming from consultancy. If you would like to support us there are a number of ways you can. Help keep Transport for New Homes going We are fundraising to plug a gap in our budget
- [Building Car Dependency](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/building-car-dependency/) - Building Car Dependency: The Tarmac Suburbs of the Future "At a time of climate emergency and with a need to cut congestion on our roads, this is not the way we should be building for the future. We have to draw the line and do things differently." Jenny Raggett, Project Coordinator at Transport for New
- [Consultancy services - planning and transport](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/consultancy/) - Review of local plans and large planning applications for sustainable transport and the avoidance of car-dependency Are you interested in whether a large new housing development near you will be delivered around sustainable transport? Are you concerned that the development will end up around driving and new road capacity? Would you like to see things
- [Supporter sign up](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/supporters/supporter-sign-up/) - Want to receive occasional email updates from us? We have a very occasional supporter newsletter. You can sign up to receive information about our work direct from us to your email inbox. We aim to send about one email a month.
- [Transport for New Homes](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/transport-for-new-homes-report-2018/) - Transport for New Homes report, 2018 Our 2018 report, Transport for New Homes, revealed the deep flaws in the planning system which leave new housing developments with inadequate walking, cycling and public transport connections to surrounding areas. With limited facilities locally, residents are for the most part forced into car-dependency. We visited more than 20
- [Volunteer sign up](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/supporters/volunteer-sign-up/) - Could you help our research by going on a site visit?
- [About us](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/about-us/) - About us New housing should be built so that residents can walk, cycle and use public transport to go about their daily lives. Transport for New Homes brings transport and planning together to make this vision a reality. The Transport for New Homes Charter sums up our vision. Anyone with a professional, academic or personal
- [Garden Villages and Garden Towns](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/garden-villages-and-garden-towns/) - Garden Villages and Garden Towns: Visions and Reality From Kent to Carlisle, the Government wants to build more than 50 Garden Villages and Garden Towns to help tackle the country's housing supply crisis. Garden Communities are envisaged as sociable, green communities, each with a centre that is easily walked to and a transport system built
- [Transport for New Homes Award](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/transport-for-new-homes-award/) - Transport for New Homes Award 2019 The winners of the Transport for New Homes Award 2019 are: Royal Arsenal Riverside, south east London (metropolitan winner) Bath Riverside, Bath (non-metropolitan winner) The first ever Transport for New Homes Awards, run in partnership with the Transport Planning Society as part of its Transport Planning Day, set out
- [Checklist for new housing developments](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/resources/checklist-for-new-housing-developments/) - Checklist for new housing developments We know that new housing in the UK is too often built around car use, with residents having little choice but to drive for almost every journey. There are also some great examples of housing where sustainable transport and reducing the need to travel have been properly considered. But what
- [Consultation responses](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/the-project/resources/consultation-responses/) - Consultation responses New housing should be built so that residents can walk, cycle and use public transport to go about their daily lives. We respond to consultations to this end. March 2023: Our response to the Government's consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework March 2021: Our response to the Government's consultation on the National Planning

## Galleries

- [Royal Arsenal Riverside](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/bwg_gallery/royal-arsenal-riverside/)
- [Bath Riverside](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/bwg_gallery/bath-riverside/)
- [Chapelford Urban Village, Warrington](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/bwg_gallery/chapelford-gallery/)
- [Clackers Brook, Melksham](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/bwg_gallery/melksham-gallery/)
- [Castle Mead, Trowbridge](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/bwg_gallery/castle-mead-gallery/)

## Gallery Share

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## Categories

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- [Public transport](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/public-transport/)
- [Planning](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/planning/)
- [Cycling](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/cycling/)
- [Design](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/design/)
- [Car clubs](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/car-clubs/)
- [Walking](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/walking/)
- [Parking](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/parking/)
- [Rail](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/rail/)
- [Garden Communities](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/garden-communities/)
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- [New metro rail](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/new-metro-rail/)
- [What is being built?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/what-is-being-built/)
- [What is being built in 2025?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/what-is-being-built-in-2025/)
- [What is being built in 2026?](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/what-is-being-built-in-2026/)
- [Trams](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/trams/)
- [New towns](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/category/new-towns/)

## Tags

- [Buses](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/buses/)
- [Public transport](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/public-transport/)
- [Climate change](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/climate-change/)
- [Simon Norton](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/simon-norton/)
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- [Design](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/design/)
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- [Royal Arsenal Riverside](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/royal-arsenal-riverside/)
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- [Rail](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/rail/)
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- [Connected Cities](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/connected-cities/)
- [Camilla Ween](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/camilla-ween/)
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- [Coronavirus](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/coronavirus/)
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- [Active Travel England](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/active-travel-england/)
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- [New Forest](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/new-forest/)
- [Homes Without Jams](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/homes-without-jams/)
- [Mixed use](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/mixed-use/)
- [National Model Design Code](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/national-model-design-code/)
- [Fundraising](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/fundraising/)
- [Land Value Capture](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/land-value-capture/)
- [TRICS](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/trics/)
- [Alastair Hanton](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/alastair-hanton/)
- [Chesham and Amersham byelection](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/chesham-and-amersham-byelection/)
- [metros](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/metros/)
- [planning reform](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/planning-reform/)
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- [000000](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/000000/)
- [f16554](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/f16554/)
- [NewHomesChecklist](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/newhomeschecklist/)
- [Volunteers](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/volunteers/)
- [Events](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/events/)
- [Built25](https://www.transportfornewhomes.org.uk/tag/built25/)