Town Planning Act 1925
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The Town Planning Act 1925 was a UK law that expanded and formalized local authorities’ powers to control land use and urban development in the early 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Town Planning Act 1925 canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom planning law ⓘ |
| appliesTo | local authorities ⓘ |
| concerns |
coordination of new housing and infrastructure
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protection of amenity in developing areas ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
land use regulation
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town and country planning ⓘ urban development control ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
extended powers to prepare and approve planning schemes
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increased state oversight of local planning ⓘ strengthened statutory basis for town planning schemes ⓘ |
| influenced | Town and Country Planning Act 1932 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | growth of British towns and suburbs in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | public general act ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded by later planning legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | evolution of modern British planning system ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909
NERFINISHED
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Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand local authorities’ powers to control land use
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to formalize town planning procedures ⓘ to regulate urban development ⓘ |
| regulates |
control of land subdivision
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preparation of town planning schemes ⓘ zoning and land use allocation ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early 20th century ⓘ |
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