Beautiful homes & tree-lined streets should be ‘the norm not the exception’

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Roger Scruton and Nicolas Boys Smith's final report for the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has been published, offering a series of policy proposals and practical recommendations to make Britain's built environment more pleasant - including planning reforms, a kitemark for design-led developers, and a massive tree planting drive.

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Main image: The Wintles in Shropshire (developed by The Living Village Trust) was highlighted in BBBB Commission's Interim Report; the scheme "embodies beauty and the spirit of place", said the authors.

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