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20-minute neighbourhoods

Our strategy

We want ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to be a place where everyone can live well locally.

We are working in partnership with local communities across the city to create healthier, greener, thriving and more inclusive neighbourhoods. These are places where everyone can meet most of their daily needs within a short walk, wheel or cycle of their home. Our aim is to create places where most of people’s daily needs can be met within a 20-minute round trip.

We need this level of ambition to help us to create good places to live and work, end poverty and become net zero by 2030. The 20-minute neighbourhood concept is supported by the local development plan for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, City Plan 2030.

20-minute neighbourhoods in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

There is no fixed template for an ideal 20-minute neighbourhood in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. The services and facilities needed to meet daily needs will depend on the unique features and local communities of each area.

For most people these types of services and facilities would likely include

  • schools and lifelong learning opportunities,
  • local centres, shops and employment opportunities,
  • advice and support services, health and social care facilities,
  • community and cultural spaces, public toilets,
  • greenspaces and playgrounds, opportunities for food growth, sport and recreation facilities,
  • safe, high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling networks,
  • and access to public transport.

Our approach

Our 20-minute neighbourhoods strategy builds on existing good work and searches for new opportunities to improve local areas.

We are working closely with empowered communities and partner organisations to achieve our goals.

We are delivering the strategy through

  • working with local communities,
  • helping you to access the services you need locally,
  • providing multiple services and facilities from a single location,
  • delivering mixed-use regeneration and development,
  • making our town and local centres greener, more inclusive and more people-focussed,
  • supporting local economies and businesses,
  • and improving sustainable and active travel access to services and facilities.

Related projects and more information

Read our 20-minute neighbourhoods strategy to find out more about our work to ensure new developments put people at their heart, providing the services and facilities that people need easy access to in the right places at the right times.

Key developments across the city that support the 20-minute neighbourhood strategy include:

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20 minute neighbourhoods

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Want to find out more about our approach for 20-minute neighbourhoods?

Read our 20-Minute Neighbourhood Strategy