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Developers call for government to make cities more welcoming to women and girls

Property industry figures have written to Michael Gove calling upon him to urgently implement a gender-inclusive urban planning system.The letter was prompted by a recent National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF) consultation, where only one question asked was related to women — lumping them in with other "vulnerable groups" in a point about street lighting.

Wilmott Dixon, L&Q and Gleeds are among 18 organisations that have called upon the UK government to focus on “designing and delivering public spaces that are fun and judgement-free” for cisgender and transgender women and girls.

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