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Below is a list of some of the 'new towns in the United Kingdom' created under the various New Town Acts of the 20th century.
Designated new towns were removed from local authority control and placed under the supervision of a Development Corporation. The Corporations were later disbanded with assets being split between local authorities and, in England, the Commission for New Towns (now English Partnerships).
★ Letchworth, Hertfordshire (founded in 1903 through the Garden city movement)
★ Welwyn Garden City (founded in 1920 through the Garden city movement) and Hatfield
The first wave was to help alleviate the housing shortages post-World War II, in the green belt around London. A couple of sites in County Durham were also designated. These designations were made under the New Towns Act 1946.
★ Basildon, Essex (designated 4 January 1949) [1]
★ Bracknell (designated 17 June 1949) [2]
★ Corby (designated 1 April 1950)[3]
★ Crawley (designated 9 January 1947) [4]
★ Harlow (designated 25 March 1947) [5]
★ Hemel Hempstead (designated 4 February 1947) [6]
★ Newton Aycliffe (designated 19 April 1947 as 'Aycliffe New Town') [7]
★ Peterlee (designated 10 March 1948, as 'Easington New Town') [8]
★ Stevenage (designated 1 November 1946) [9]
★ Welwyn and Hatfield (both designated 20 May 1948) [10]
The second wave (1961-64) was to help assuage housing short falls. Two of the below (Redditch and Telford) are situated near the West Midlands conurbation, another two (Runcorn and Skelmersdale) are situated near Merseyside.
★ Redditch (designated April 10, 1964) [11]
★ Runcorn (designated April 10, 1964) [12]
★ Skelmersdale (designated October 9, 1961) [13]
★ Dawley New Town (designated January 16, 1963) [14]
★ Washington (designated July 24, 1964) [15]
Cramlington and Killingworth were constructed from the 1960s by local authorities and were not designated new towns.
The third and last wave of new towns (1967-70) allowed for additional growth chiefly further north from the previous London new towns, with a few developments between Liverpool and Manchester. Dawley New Town was re-designated as Telford New Town with a much larger area.
★ Central Lancashire (designated March 26, 1970) [16]
★ Milton Keynes (designated January 23, 1967) [17]
★ Northampton (designated February 14, 1968) [18]
★ Peterborough (designated July 21, 1967) [19]
★ Telford (designated November 29, 1969) [20]
★ Warrington (designated April 26, 1968) [21]
No new towns have been designated since 1970.
★ Cambourne
★ Northstowe (planned)
★ Poundbury
★ Cwmbran (designated November 4, 1949) [22]
★ Newtown (designated December 18, 1967) [23]
★ Cumbernauld (designated 1956)
★ East Kilbride (designated 1947)
★ Glenrothes (designated June 1948)
★ Irvine (designated 1966)
★ Livingston (designated 1962)
★ Stonehouse (designated 1971) never built.
★ Ravenscraig
★ Tornagrain
The New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 gave the Minister of Development of the Government of Northern Ireland the power to designate an area as a New Town, and to appoint a Development Commission. An order could be made to transfer municipal functions of all or part of any existing local authorities to the commission, which took the additional title of urban district council, although unelected. This was done in the case of Craigavon.
The New Towns Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 was passed to enable the establishment of the Londonderry Development Commission to replace the County Borough and rural district of Londonderry, and implement the Londonderry Area Plan. On April 3, 1969 the development commission took over the municipal functions of the two councils, the area becoming Londonderry Urban District.
★ Craigavon (designated July 26, 1965) [24]
★ Londonderry (designated February 5, 1969) ''(see above)'' [25]
On 13 May, 2007, Gordon Brown, who was shortly to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced that he would designate five new "eco-towns" to ease demand for low cost housing. The towns, of approximately 20,000 population each, are planned to be "carbon-neutral" and will use locally generated sustainable energy sources. Only one site was identified in the announcement: the former Oakington Barracks in Cambridgeshire. Local councils will be invited to provide sites for the remaining four towns.[26]
1. London Gazette, (Issue 38507), January 7 1949 (accessed 2007-07-13)
2. London Gazette, (Issue 38647), June 21 1949 (accessed 2007-07-13)
3. London Gazette, (Issue 38878), April 4 1950 (accessed 2007-07-13)
4. London Gazette, (Issue 37849), January 10 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
5. London Gazette, (Issue 37918), March 28 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
6. London Gazette, (Issue 37875), February 7 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
7. London Gazette, ( Issue 37940), April 25 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
8. London Gazette, (Issue 38235), March 12 1948 (accessed 2007-07-13)
9. London Gazette, (Issue 37785), November 12 1946 (accessed 2007-07-13)
10. London Gazette, (Issue 38299), May 25 1948 (accessed 2007-07-13)
11. London Gazette. April 14, 1964
12. London Gazette, April 14, 1964
13. London Gazette, October 10, 1961
14. London Gazette, January 18, 1964
15. London Gazette, July 28, 1964
16. London Gazette. April 14, 1970.
17. London Gazette. January 24, 1967
18. London Gazette. February 20, 1968
19. London Gazette. August 1, 1967
20. London Gazette, December 13, 1964
21. London Gazette. April 30, 1968
22. London Gazette. November 8, 1949
23. London Gazette. December 28, 1967
24. Belfast Gazette, August 6, 1965
25. [1] A commentary by the Government of Northern Ireland to accompany the Cameron Report incorporating an account of progress and a programme of action (CAIN web service)
26. Brown to build five eco towns, The Times Online, May 13, 2007
★ Ebenezer Howard
★ List of planned cities
★ Poundbury
★ UK topics
Designated new towns were removed from local authority control and placed under the supervision of a Development Corporation. The Corporations were later disbanded with assets being split between local authorities and, in England, the Commission for New Towns (now English Partnerships).
| Contents |
| Early new towns |
| England |
| First wave |
| Second wave |
| Third wave |
| Modern developments |
| Wales |
| Scotland |
| Future Developments |
| Northern Ireland |
| Future developments |
| References |
| See also |
Early new towns
★ Letchworth, Hertfordshire (founded in 1903 through the Garden city movement)
★ Welwyn Garden City (founded in 1920 through the Garden city movement) and Hatfield
England
First wave
The first wave was to help alleviate the housing shortages post-World War II, in the green belt around London. A couple of sites in County Durham were also designated. These designations were made under the New Towns Act 1946.
★ Basildon, Essex (designated 4 January 1949) [1]
★ Bracknell (designated 17 June 1949) [2]
★ Corby (designated 1 April 1950)[3]
★ Crawley (designated 9 January 1947) [4]
★ Harlow (designated 25 March 1947) [5]
★ Hemel Hempstead (designated 4 February 1947) [6]
★ Newton Aycliffe (designated 19 April 1947 as 'Aycliffe New Town') [7]
★ Peterlee (designated 10 March 1948, as 'Easington New Town') [8]
★ Stevenage (designated 1 November 1946) [9]
★ Welwyn and Hatfield (both designated 20 May 1948) [10]
Second wave
The second wave (1961-64) was to help assuage housing short falls. Two of the below (Redditch and Telford) are situated near the West Midlands conurbation, another two (Runcorn and Skelmersdale) are situated near Merseyside.
★ Redditch (designated April 10, 1964) [11]
★ Runcorn (designated April 10, 1964) [12]
★ Skelmersdale (designated October 9, 1961) [13]
★ Dawley New Town (designated January 16, 1963) [14]
★ Washington (designated July 24, 1964) [15]
Cramlington and Killingworth were constructed from the 1960s by local authorities and were not designated new towns.
Third wave
'New Town architecture in Peterborough'
The third and last wave of new towns (1967-70) allowed for additional growth chiefly further north from the previous London new towns, with a few developments between Liverpool and Manchester. Dawley New Town was re-designated as Telford New Town with a much larger area.
★ Central Lancashire (designated March 26, 1970) [16]
★ Milton Keynes (designated January 23, 1967) [17]
★ Northampton (designated February 14, 1968) [18]
★ Peterborough (designated July 21, 1967) [19]
★ Telford (designated November 29, 1969) [20]
★ Warrington (designated April 26, 1968) [21]
Modern developments
No new towns have been designated since 1970.
★ Cambourne
★ Northstowe (planned)
★ Poundbury
Wales
★ Cwmbran (designated November 4, 1949) [22]
★ Newtown (designated December 18, 1967) [23]
Scotland
★ Cumbernauld (designated 1956)
★ East Kilbride (designated 1947)
★ Glenrothes (designated June 1948)
★ Irvine (designated 1966)
★ Livingston (designated 1962)
★ Stonehouse (designated 1971) never built.
Future Developments
★ Ravenscraig
★ Tornagrain
Northern Ireland
The New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 gave the Minister of Development of the Government of Northern Ireland the power to designate an area as a New Town, and to appoint a Development Commission. An order could be made to transfer municipal functions of all or part of any existing local authorities to the commission, which took the additional title of urban district council, although unelected. This was done in the case of Craigavon.
The New Towns Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 was passed to enable the establishment of the Londonderry Development Commission to replace the County Borough and rural district of Londonderry, and implement the Londonderry Area Plan. On April 3, 1969 the development commission took over the municipal functions of the two councils, the area becoming Londonderry Urban District.
★ Craigavon (designated July 26, 1965) [24]
★ Londonderry (designated February 5, 1969) ''(see above)'' [25]
Future developments
On 13 May, 2007, Gordon Brown, who was shortly to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, announced that he would designate five new "eco-towns" to ease demand for low cost housing. The towns, of approximately 20,000 population each, are planned to be "carbon-neutral" and will use locally generated sustainable energy sources. Only one site was identified in the announcement: the former Oakington Barracks in Cambridgeshire. Local councils will be invited to provide sites for the remaining four towns.[26]
References
1. London Gazette, (Issue 38507), January 7 1949 (accessed 2007-07-13)
2. London Gazette, (Issue 38647), June 21 1949 (accessed 2007-07-13)
3. London Gazette, (Issue 38878), April 4 1950 (accessed 2007-07-13)
4. London Gazette, (Issue 37849), January 10 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
5. London Gazette, (Issue 37918), March 28 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
6. London Gazette, (Issue 37875), February 7 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
7. London Gazette, ( Issue 37940), April 25 1947 (accessed 2007-07-13)
8. London Gazette, (Issue 38235), March 12 1948 (accessed 2007-07-13)
9. London Gazette, (Issue 37785), November 12 1946 (accessed 2007-07-13)
10. London Gazette, (Issue 38299), May 25 1948 (accessed 2007-07-13)
11. London Gazette. April 14, 1964
12. London Gazette, April 14, 1964
13. London Gazette, October 10, 1961
14. London Gazette, January 18, 1964
15. London Gazette, July 28, 1964
16. London Gazette. April 14, 1970.
17. London Gazette. January 24, 1967
18. London Gazette. February 20, 1968
19. London Gazette. August 1, 1967
20. London Gazette, December 13, 1964
21. London Gazette. April 30, 1968
22. London Gazette. November 8, 1949
23. London Gazette. December 28, 1967
24. Belfast Gazette, August 6, 1965
25. [1] A commentary by the Government of Northern Ireland to accompany the Cameron Report incorporating an account of progress and a programme of action (CAIN web service)
26. Brown to build five eco towns, The Times Online, May 13, 2007
See also
★ Ebenezer Howard
★ List of planned cities
★ Poundbury
★ UK topics
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