Is 'build build build' really the best way forward for England's planning system?
The Prime Minster's latest housing mantra "is the wrong starting point", says Professor Alister Scott, as he outlines six core challenges that need to be addressed by the planning system first...
Written by
Alister Scott
Alister Scott, Professor of Environmental Geography, Northumbria University at
Newcastle
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