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Planning, building and the environment

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Summary

The way places and buildings are planned, designed and looked after matters to all of us in countless ways. The built environment can be a source of everyday joy or everyday misery. Its quality is an important influence on crime, health, community cohesion and prosperity. It has a major impact on wildlife and climate change.

The Government is committed to improving the places where we live, whether they be villages or large cities. This strategy lays out why and how quality of place matters and the practical steps the Government will be taking to build on the achievements of recent years and do more to create prosperous, attractive, distinctive, inclusive and sustainable world class places.

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• World class places: The Government's strategy for improving quality of place
  PDF , 4238 kb , 52 pages
• World class places: The Government's strategy for improving quality of place (Part 1)
  PDF , 2390 kb , 27 pages
• World class places: The Government's strategy for improving quality of place (Part 2)
  PDF , 1883 kb , 25 pages
• World class places: The Government's strategy for improving quality of place
  MS Word , 4052 kb , 74 pages

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Related publications

• World class places: Action Plan

  • Published: 27 November 2009
  • Site: Planning, building and the environment