The council has said the review will provide an opportunity for locals to reflect and discuss their relationships with the places where people live. It added that moving forward its ambition is to create sustainable, good quality, well designed and connected communities and neighbourhoods, whilst protecting our greenspaces.

Well-designed places with integrated useable greenspaces can encourage good physical and mental health, help to reduce health inequalities and support economic development.

Scott Dalgarno, development plans manager, said: “We need to go back to the idea that places need to primarily be designed for people. This means making sure our green and open spaces form a central part of our day to day lives. It also means ensuring new places we create are safe, distinctive and easy to move around.

“The Main Issues Report proposed a way forward to protect valued greenspace and to ensure developers deliver high quality future places. It is therefore important that anyone with an interest in protecting greenspaces in their area, or looking to improve the quality of the future built environment, reads the Main Issues Report to get involved in planning the future of their area.”

The fastest and easiest way to read and comment on the Main Issues Report is online.

All comments on the Main Issues Report need to be received by the council no later than 5pm on Thursday 1 April 2021.