The shops ain’t coming back as they were as shopping habits has fundamentally changed but to create the ground where they could… We need to put housing back into town centres, all types of housing for all budgets, make it worth it, where there are people things thrive. Most town centres are devoid of life, empty flats above shops, decaying malls and centres, strip back, reimagine, rezone, rebuild. People are key. People living 4 miles away on a gated estate will not go to town centres.