is a planning process, although some people may disagree and what we want to see is a planning process that involves and engages people and delivers the housing that we most certainly need. communities help development happen as long as they can - shape it. 0ne initial study has shown - that places with neighbourhood plans accept more development. therefore working with i communities to get better results than treating them as the planning equivalent of a goose with ever more . housing shoved down them. stripping away democracy at every level should be l avoided by a conservative government _ the debate offered mps a chance to air local issues. we need more three and four bedroom family properties and will return, where people can have a good standard of living. but what developers want is to convey our ability to enlist one bedroom flats where they benefit from the highest profit margins while delivering the least for families and our community. community should have more say