Density
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Whilst there is continuing pressure for higher densities to deliver development in Southampton, it is important that this is properly planned having regard to the importance of securing well-designed, attractive, and healthy places.
The Council will ensure developments make the optimal use of available land, appropriate to their context, and support the regeneration of previously developed land, whilst avoiding homes being built at densities which are too low to achieve the housing delivery required to support the Southampton’s predicted population growth over time.
To ensure this residential growth is sustainable, higher-density development will be focussed in the following highly accessible locations: the city centre, Shirley town centre, district centres, and the key public transport corridors and hubs.