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<p>Across England, we are currently supporting 48 locally-led garden communities,
to be exemplars of high quality, good design and best practice.</p><p>These places
will encourage strong social connections through vibrant spaces with mixed community
use and healthy places that take a holistic approach to tackling wellbeing priorities.
To date we have provided £38 million in capacity funding which includes early support
to fund dedicated staff teams, key studies and assessments to underpin delivery of
our garden towns and villages.</p><p>My Department and Homes England are exploring
an effective means of sharing learning and good practice on tackling loneliness and
social isolation through design and planning approaches with professional and accredited
bodies.</p>
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