New Towns Act 1965
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The New Towns Act 1965 was UK legislation that expanded and updated the post-war new towns programme, enabling further large-scale planned urban developments to address housing and population pressures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Towns Act 1965 canonical | 6 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| addresses |
industrial and population decentralisation
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post-war housing demand ⓘ urban overcrowding ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve living conditions through planned communities
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promote balanced regional population distribution ⓘ relieve congestion in existing urban areas ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Great Britain ⓘ |
| buildsOn |
New Towns Act 1946
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New Towns Act 1959 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables |
designation of additional new town areas
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establishment of new town development corporations ⓘ |
| governs | creation of planned communities in designated areas ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to address housing shortages
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to continue and extend the new towns programme in Great Britain ⓘ to facilitate large-scale planned urban development ⓘ to manage population growth and overspill ⓘ to provide for the creation of further new towns ⓘ |
| influenced | development of later British new towns ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
UK Government
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| jurisdiction |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| legalSystem |
English law
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Scots law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| policyArea |
post-war reconstruction
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town and country planning ⓘ |
| policyContext | post-war British new towns programme ⓘ |
| providesFor |
administration of new towns by development corporations
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financing arrangements for new town development ⓘ |
| regulates |
land acquisition for new towns
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planning and development of designated new towns ⓘ powers of new town development corporations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Towns Act 1981
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Town and Country Planning Act 1947 ⓘ |
| sector | public sector planning ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
housing policy
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new towns ⓘ regional development ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfUrbanPolicy | growth centre policy ⓘ |
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