Prince Charles' guide for city architects rails against concrete, wires, and cars

Prince of Wales wrote manifesto as part of 'big rethink' on city planning He denied claims he 'wanting to turn the clock back to some Golden Age' List included burying wires and street signs and building mansion blocks But one professor said the ideas were 'socially repressive and elitist'

By Dan Bloom for MailOnline

Published: 01:29 EST, 22 December 2014 | Updated: 05:18 EST, 22 December 2014

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Critics have accused Prince Charles of being 'elitist' after he drew up a guide for city planners which attempts to banish unsightly concrete, phone wires, tower blocks and cars.

The prince wrote his ten-point plan as part of a 'big rethink' on how to design cities for a world population expected to hit almost 10billion by 2050.

Despite denying he wanted to return Britain to a 'Golden Age', his list prompted mixed responses among architecture experts.

Rethink: Prince Charles at his new-build town of Poundbury in Dorset. He has written a ten-point guide for city architects which shuns wires, cars, concrete and tower blocks in favour of traditional principles

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