20-minute neighbourhoods are a blueprint for levelling up that lasts

By Stefanie O'Gorman and Rebecca Dillon-Robinson 2022-03-23T07:00:00

Urban regeneration planning can tackle both sustainability and levelling up agendas if each area is considered according to its individual needs

Transforming our town centres in undervalued areas across the country to be fit for the future is a long-held ambition that many were hoping the government’s much-delayed levelling up white paper would address. However, the piecemeal nature of the funding set out in the paper falls short of delivering the transformational change needed to create future-proofed liveable places.

Although it addresses many of the factors needed to drive levelling up – such as housing, public realm and mobility – without considering all of these aspects holistically and embedding climate resilience and the transition to net zero in the process, the funding will not deliver the value that is needed in the long term.

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