This research aims to understand the role and methods of local authority leaders in the successful regeneration of high streets and town centres. The research focused on seven place leaders, based within local authorities, who have a strong track record of place transformation.

1. Executive Summary
2. Recommendations
3. Terms of reference
4. Context
5. The Collaborative Cycle of Place Leadership by Local Authority Leaders - Summary of findings
6. Council Place Leaders
7. Leaders’ role as conveners of people, developers of partnerships and utilisation of local authority systems and functions
8. Conveners
9. Engage
10. Influence
11. Communication and Inspiration
12. Vision
13. Empower
14. Creativity
15. Challenge
16. Systems and Function
17. Conclusions
18. Bibliography