Turn retail parks into housing estates, says Building Beautiful commission

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2019-07-09T09:12:00

Interim report to be formally unveiled later today

Old retail parks and supermarkets should be redeveloped into mixed communities served by public transport, the government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission said in its interim report published today.

The idea is one of the recommendations contained in the Creating Space for Beauty report which singles out Ash Sakula’s Maltings development in Newcastle for praise.

The full report from the controversial commission, chaired by Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith after Roger Scruton was sacked, is due out in November.

The interim report also recommends:

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