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Are Labour’s plans for new towns rooted in reality?

September 2024


Planning partner, Chrisa Tsompani, featured in Co Star exploring the new government's plans for new towns:


Building new towns is complex, requiring strategic planning, funding, infrastructure, and long-term maintenance. Collaboration and early community engagement are essential. Despite existing legal frameworks, government reforms will be needed to overcome delays and local opposition if the plans are to be realised. The New Towns initiative alone won’t solve the housing crisis; but it is a positive step in the right direction.


Read the full article here.



Chrisa Tsompani is a Planning Partner at Davitt Jones Bould. She is highly experienced in complex planning and environmental issues, having advised on planning and highway agreements, Biodiversity Net Gain, development control, enforcement, planning policy, s106 and s111 agreements as well as compulsory purchase orders to name a few.  





 


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