“We do not want to repeat recent mistakes – soulless estates, cramped housing and inefficient neighbourhood layouts. We want to see houses where people aspire to live and stay. Investing in the design of these new buildings and, just as importantly, in the quality of the public space between them is imperative if we are to deliver the neighbourhoods of tomorrow.“
"We have to raise the quality of how we build and what we build … What we want are places where people want to live, not leave. That's the step change … For far too long we've allowed low density housing on our precious land … I am taking steps to ensure that future housing developments in the South East will be at over 30 homes per hectare. Because upping the density is essential to delivering sustainable communities."
