New Towns Act 1981
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The New Towns Act 1981 is UK legislation that consolidated and updated earlier laws governing the designation, development, and administration of planned “new towns” to manage postwar urban growth and housing needs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Towns Act 1981 canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
manage planned urban expansion
ⓘ
provide housing and infrastructure in new towns ⓘ support balanced regional development ⓘ |
| appliesTo | designated new towns in Great Britain ⓘ |
| consolidates |
provisions relating to the creation of new towns
ⓘ
provisions relating to the management of new towns ⓘ provisions relating to the transfer of new town assets ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines |
arrangements for disposal of new town property
ⓘ
powers and duties of development corporations ⓘ procedures for designating new town areas ⓘ |
| field |
housing policy
ⓘ
regional development ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| governs | public bodies responsible for new town development ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| legalForm | primary legislation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force with amendments ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
new towns
ⓘ
town and country planning law ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| motivatedBy |
housing needs in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
postwar urban growth in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom planning law framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
to consolidate and update legislation relating to new towns
ⓘ
to provide for the designation and development of new towns ⓘ to regulate the administration of new town development corporations ⓘ |
| regulates |
designation of new town areas
ⓘ
dissolution and winding up of new town development corporations ⓘ financial arrangements for new town development ⓘ land acquisition for new towns ⓘ planning and development control in new towns ⓘ powers of new town development corporations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Town and Country Planning Act 1990
ⓘ
surface form:
Town and Country Planning Act 1971
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ⓘ |
| replaces |
New Towns Act 1965
ⓘ
New Towns Act 1969 ⓘ earlier New Towns legislation consolidated into a single Act ⓘ |
| shortTitle | New Towns Act 1981 self-link ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
British New Towns movement
ⓘ
surface form:
UK new towns programme
|
| typeOfLaw | public law ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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