Unfortunately I had to miss this. But our concerns over the Firm Foundations document is that it completely avoids the issue of place and quality, focusing entirely on volume. The document misses the point that places are not just created from housing, local services, smaller shops, workspaces, offices, community facilities are vital in creating safe, vibrant communities. Whilst supply is certainly a key issue, it is important that we are creating housing and places for the long term, not social gettos of the future.

See: http://www.johngilbert.co.uk/?q=node/200

Regards

Matt