Infrastructure delivery should reflect community needs, says planning professor

Infrastructure that reflects community needs is the bedrock for public acceptance of new towns, planning professor tells Parliament - Essex Magazine

Delivering infrastructure will be the key challenge for the Government’s new towns programme, a professor of planning has told a parliamentary committee. The new towns are part of the government’s target to build 1.5 million new homes over this parliament. Professor John Sturzaker, Ebenezer Howard Chair of Planning at the University of Hertfordshire, told the […]

Infrastructure delivery should reflect community needs, says planning professor

Professor John Sturzaker has spoken with a parliamentary committee to advise on hitting the 1.5m new homes target Sturzaker is the Ebenezer Howard chair of planning at the University of Hertfordshire. He advised the Built Environment Committee on infrastructure delivery in the government’s new towns programme. Acceptance of new towns relies on infrastructure During the inquiry, importance was placed on listening to communities and addressing the…