Commission for the New Towns
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The Commission for the New Towns was a UK public body responsible for overseeing and managing the development and later winding up of designated post-war new towns in England and Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commission for the New Towns canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non‑departmental public body
ⓘ
public body ⓘ statutory corporation ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionMethod | merger into English Partnerships and Scottish Homes ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1998 ⓘ |
| followed | winding up of individual new town development corporations ⓘ |
| governmentFunction |
estate management of public assets in new towns
ⓘ
implementation of new towns policy ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Commission for the New Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
designated new towns in England
ⓘ
designated new towns in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
facilitate transition of new towns to normal local government control
ⓘ
secure proper management of new town assets ⓘ |
| hasRole |
disposal of new town assets
ⓘ
management of new town development assets ⓘ oversight of designated new towns ⓘ winding up of development corporations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Towns Act 1959
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent New Towns Acts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
late 20th century
ⓘ
post‑war period ⓘ |
| owned |
commercial property portfolios in new towns
ⓘ
industrial estates in new towns ⓘ residual housing stock in new towns ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department of the Environment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Housing and Local Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UK new towns programme ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
English Partnerships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Homes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
land disposal in new towns
ⓘ
management of commercial property in new towns ⓘ management of industrial property in new towns ⓘ management of residential property in new towns ⓘ oversight of English new towns after development corporations wound up ⓘ oversight of Scottish new towns after development corporations wound up ⓘ |
| sector | housing and urban development ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | UK central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervised | former new town development corporation assets ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.