The government's former urban advisers are set to call for the sustainable communities plan to be scrapped. Richard Rogers' reconvened Urban Taskforce is to produce a report that will severely criticise John Prescott's growth areas, saying they must be reduced in size and linked to towns and cities. The draft report, a copy of which has been obtained by Building, urges the government to: "Use Strategic Environment Assessment to review the growth areas, reduce their size, increase their sense of urbanism and link them more closely to existing towns and cities." Tony Burton, director of policy and strategy at the National Trust, said the group was concerned that urban renewal was being substituted by an emphasis on sustainable communities and the growth areas.
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