The housing minister Grant Shapps is linking up with British designer Sir Terence Conran to develop a new competition that will give communities a chance to design their own neighbourhoods.
The competition is part of a wider Government ambition to encourage communities to accept new homes. Ministers believe that if house builders can involve local people in the design of new homes from an early stage, they’ll be more receptive to it.
It has already taken strides to engage communities in n...
