Launched in September 2024, the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods is reviewing the current state of neighbourhoods across England.
We are rigorously examining the role of neighbourhoods in people’s lives, quantifying and qualitatively exploring the case for neighbourhood focused regeneration as a contribution to achieving wider social and economic objectives. The Commission is also establishing ‘what works’ by drawing on both international and domestic evidence, with a particular focus on the most deprived and ‘left behind’ communities.
You can read ICON’s Interim Report and Neighbourhood Policy Green Paper here, alongside all of our other publications.


