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I think Ricky's comment shows a concern for the true pupose of regeneration. Are we aiming to regenerate 'the area' (which is how planners often think) or improve the lives of the people who already live there? It's nice to have proper mixed neighbourhoods but just plonking houses with gardens for market sale into the middle of a deprived area does nothing for the existing residents. I see it all the time in my patch of North Kensington; attracting rich people into a poor area delivers sanitised poverty - but it's still there.
Councillor Emma Dent Coad