User:Morwen/new towns timeline

To be used as notes for an expanded new towns in the United Kingdom, also merging with the new town section

1946

 * Reith Committee makes two reports in 1946
 * April 24: New Towns Bill published
 * May 7: Stevenage identified as candidate by Lewis Silkin. target pop: 50,000.
 * May 14: referendum to be organised by council in Stevenage
 * greater london plan suggested a new town at Redbourn
 * July 25: Harlow identified as candidate in Mr Silkin meets people there
 * July 31: Third Reith Committee reported published.
 * this is Cmd. 6876, and is about "social structure" in the new towns
 * September 3: Thomas Sharp suggests a new town in South West Durham (or at least a Development Corporation)
 * September 28: Committees announced for Harlow, Hemel Hempstead and Crawley/Three Bridges
 * October 8: Inquiry starts for Stevenage
 * Hemel identified as the "fourth new town"
 * November 1: Stevenage order made
 * November 27: Knutsford identified as candidate by minister
 * December 21: Inquiry into Harlow opens
 * there is an attempt through to March to overturn the Stevenage order in the courts

1947

 * January 9: Crawley order made
 * February 4: Hemel Hempstead order made
 * March 24: final Harlow order announced in March 1947
 * April 19: Aycliffe order made
 * May 28: new towns proposed by Abercrombie at Stapleford, Ongar, Margaretting, Crowhurst, Holmwood and White Waltham rejected. Harlow, Hemel, Stevenage and Crawley confirmed. Meopham and Pitsea/Laindon considered.
 * plans also to expand Newbury, Aylesbury, Bletchley, Chelmsford, Witham, Basingstoke, Ashford
 * June 13: Silkin identifies Knutsford/Ollerton (instead of Knutsford/Mobberley), Eccleston, Carnforth-Garstang-Inglewhite, Crowton
 * Mobberley rejected due to risk of subsidence
 * July 24: Stevenage case dismissed by House of Lords
 * July 31: Crawley and Hemel Hempstead orders ruled valid by court.
 * OCtober 28: Minster announces Welywn and Hatfield, Welwyn to be taken from Welwyn Garden City Company
 * December 12: Five stage plan for the development of Harlow announced.

1948

 * March 10: Easington (Peterlee) order made
 * May 20: Welwyn and Hatfield orders made

1949

 * January 4: Basildon order made
 * June 17: Bracknell order made

1950

 * April 1: Corby order made

Random notes

 * Greater London Plan involved moving a million people out of inner London, 400,000 to new towns
 * Planning Acts 1944
 * Distribution of Industry Act 1945
 * New Towns Act 1946