Housing Policy Should Help Cohesion

Policy makers should place more emphasis on community cohesion when making decisions on housing, the government has said. The CLG community cohesion guidance encourages councils to take account of how cohesion in housing, planning and regeneration policies will ensure different groups get on well together in the community. ‘Large social housing estates or swathes of expensive properties will shape the local population,’ it states. ‘An emerging issue is the growth of houses of multiple occupancy in some areas.’ It also suggests information on levels of crime and anti-social behaviour and the strength of the local economy are recorded. Find the guidance on the CLG website.