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The housing crisis, shifting demographics and a rise in people living on their own represent major changes for how we live, yet town planning is slow to react to new forms of housing, argues WYG associate director Mark Westcott.https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/M-Westcott.jpg20001307