PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments·Page 16·4.4
Neighbourhood Division and Sense of Ownership
Larger housing developments should be divided into smaller neighbourhoods, each with distinct character and easy access to amenities, to help residents develop a sense of ownership and community.
Quality design will help allow residents to develop a sense of ownership for new housing areas. In larger developments this can be a particular problem, and these should be divided into smaller neighbourhoods, each with its own character and easy access to necessary amenities and other uses.
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