Guidance

Long-Term Plan for Towns: towns selection methodology note​

​​This sets out the place selection methodology for the Long-Term Plan for Towns.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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This note sets out the methodology to select the 55 towns identified in the Long-Term Plans for Towns.

Local authorities were selected according to levelling up need, the population size of built up areas in the local authority and geographic spread. The most deprived built up areas within these local authorities were then selected.

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Published 1 October 2023

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