SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 17·4.13

Shared space and community cohesion

The planning system should support creation and maintenance of shared spaces where people from different backgrounds can live, learn, work and play together with a sense of belonging.

The Executive through its "Together: Building a United Community" strategy is committed to addressing all barriers that prevent or interfere with the creation and maintenance of shared space, and ensuring that all individuals can live, learn, work and play wherever they choose. Shared spaces are places where there is a sense of belonging for everyone, where relationships between people from different backgrounds are most likely to be positive, and where differences are valued and respected.

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