Why stewardship is critical to creating places where people want to live and work

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In the drive to reach ambitious housing targets it is essential to plan for the long term care and sustainability of new developments, writes Hugh Petter

Stewardship and placemaking – they aren’t for every landowner, developer or every situation, and they aren’t going to solve the housing crisis but, if adopted more broadly, they will surely provide future generations with better places to live, work and play.

The current system is failing when it needs to be functioning at its best. Development by major housebuilders seeking quick profits, and a dysfunctional planning regime do not allow, unless in those rare circumstances where everyone is facing the same direction, the design and delivery of decent places.

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