Local authorities across the country have for some time been facing the challenge of addressing a structural deficit in housing supply, particularly in the wider southeast, whilst delivering places that do not simply exist, but thrive as healthy and dynamic communities.
Equally, programmes such as Nature Towns and Cities, set up by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Natural England and the National Trust, seek to remedy historical planning deficits by supporting the vital work of retrofitting and improving access to nature within existing urban footprints.
