Engaging young people with video games could help tackle NIMBYism, Lords committee finds

By Tom Lowe2026-06-25T11:56:00

10 LW Consultation 2 Minecraft modelling in schools_Agora Love Wolverton by Town

Source: Simon Beckett

Games including Minecraft and The Sims could foster more positive attitudes to the planning process, government told

Engaging children and young people with video games could help minimise future commercial and planning risk, according to a cross-party House of Lords committee.

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