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New Towns: Practicalities & Placemaking

The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast by Samuel Stafford

Mar 28, 202600:48:18Government & Organizations

New Towns are back in the news because the Government has announced the first formal step in creating the next generation of them with the launch of a public consultation on the draft New Towns Programme and its environm...

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