New Towns Act 1949
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The New Towns Act 1949 was a key piece of UK legislation that enabled the large-scale planning and development of new, self-contained towns to address post-war housing shortages and urban overcrowding.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Towns Act 1949 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| addresses |
slum clearance and rehousing
ⓘ
urban overcrowding in existing cities ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
create planned communities with housing, employment and services
ⓘ
reduce pressure on major conurbations ⓘ |
| amends | New Towns Act 1946 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enables |
comprehensive planning of new settlements
ⓘ
compulsory purchase of land for new towns ⓘ creation of development corporations ⓘ designation of new town areas ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II ⓘ |
| field |
housing policy
ⓘ
town and country planning ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key statute in the British new towns movement ⓘ |
| implementedBy | new town development corporations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
housing shortages after World War II
ⓘ
post-war reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| objective |
balanced distribution of industry and population
ⓘ
creation of self-contained new towns ⓘ improvement of living conditions ⓘ |
| partOf |
British New Towns movement
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom new towns programme
|
| policyArea |
post-war welfare state legislation
ⓘ
regional planning in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| policyType |
regional development policy
ⓘ
spatial planning policy ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of new towns
ⓘ
economic and social planning of new communities ⓘ planned decentralisation of population ⓘ post-war housing provision ⓘ reduction of urban overcrowding ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Towns Act 1959
ⓘ
New Towns Act 1965 ⓘ Town and Country Planning Act 1947 ⓘ |
| replaces | New Towns Act 1946 ⓘ |
| sector |
infrastructure development
ⓘ
public housing ⓘ |
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