Garden cities - Revision history

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	The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) suggests that a garden city is a ‘...holistically planned new settlement which enhances the natural environment, tackles climate change and provides high quality housing and locally accessible jobs in beautiful, healthy and sociable communities’.		The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) suggests that a garden city is a ‘...holistically planned new settlement which enhances the natural environment, tackles climate change and provides high quality housing and locally accessible jobs in beautiful, healthy and sociable communities’.

−	They were described in Ebenezer Howard’s 1898 publication ‘To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ as having, ’...the advantages of the most energetic and active town life, with all the beauty and delight of the country...'	+	They were described in Ebenezer Howard’s 1898 publication ‘To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform’ as having, ’...the advantages of the most energetic and active town life, with all the beauty and delight of the country...' See also Ebenezer Howard: inventor of the garden city.

	Howard went on to become founder of the Garden City Association (now the Town and Country Planning Association) and by 1903, land had been purchased for the first Garden City at Letchworth. This was followed in 1919 by land acquisition for the creation of Welwyn Garden City. These projects were followed by the New Towns programme in the aftermath of the Second World War, which promoted the development of larger, 'new towns' such as Milton Keynes.		Howard went on to become founder of the Garden City Association (now the Town and Country Planning Association) and by 1903, land had been purchased for the first Garden City at Letchworth. This was followed in 1919 by land acquisition for the creation of Welwyn Garden City. These projects were followed by the New Towns programme in the aftermath of the Second World War, which promoted the development of larger, 'new towns' such as Milton Keynes.
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	= Locally-led Garden Cities =		= Locally-led Garden Cities =

−	The supply of new homes ~~remains~~ a key priority for ~~the~~ UK government, and in April 2014, it published the [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/303324/20140414_Locally-led_Garden_Cities_final_signed.pdf Locally-led Garden Cities] prospectus (now archived) which set out a broad support package for local authorities to develop garden cities. The prospectus aimed to provide guidance for proposals which had to be locally-led, include at least 15,000 homes and be supported by existing residents.	+	The supply of new homes has remained a key priority for any UK government and often forms a key element of any election campaign and the election manifestos.
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		+	in April 2014, it published the [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/303324/20140414_Locally-led_Garden_Cities_final_signed.pdf Locally-led Garden Cities] prospectus (now archived) which set out a broad support package for local authorities to develop garden cities. The prospectus aimed to provide guidance for proposals which had to be locally-led, include at least 15,000 homes and be supported by existing residents.

	More than £1 billion in funding was set aside between 2015 and 2020 which was hoped might deliver up to 250,000 homes. The government offered a variety of support, depending on the requirements of the local authority:		More than £1 billion in funding was set aside between 2015 and 2020 which was hoped might deliver up to 250,000 homes. The government offered a variety of support, depending on the requirements of the local authority:

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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

−	* 15 minute city.
−	* A new capital for the UK.
	* Barlow report.		* Barlow report.
	* Boom Cities: architect-planners and the politics of urban renewal in 1960s Britain.		* Boom Cities: architect-planners and the politics of urban renewal in 1960s Britain.
−	* BREEAM communities.
	* British post-war mass housing.		* British post-war mass housing.
−	* Changing lifestyles in the built environment.
	* CIBSE Case Study: Garden City.		* CIBSE Case Study: Garden City.
−	* Code for sustainable homes.
−	* Compact sustainable city.
−	* Creating strong communities – measuring social sustainability in new housing development.
−	* Densification.
−	* Development corporation.
	* Eco Town.		* Eco Town.
−	* [[Edge_Debate_71_-_Can_decentralisation_solve_the_housing_crisis%3F\|Edge Debate 71 - Can decentralisation solve the housing crisis?]]
−	* Exurb.
	* Garden communities and the historic environment.		* Garden communities and the historic environment.
	* Garden Communities Programme.		* Garden Communities Programme.
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	* New Towns: the rise, fall and rebirth.		* New Towns: the rise, fall and rebirth.
	* Practical guide on health in garden cities.		* Practical guide on health in garden cities.
−	* Radial city plan.
−	* Shanghai's One City Nine Towns.
	* Smart cities.		* Smart cities.
	* Suburb.		* Suburb.
	* The compact sustainable city.		* The compact sustainable city.
	* Town and Country Planning Act.		* Town and Country Planning Act.
−	* Town and Country Planning Association.
	* Town planning.		* Town planning.
	* Towns and cities in history.		* Towns and cities in history.
		+	* Types of city.

	= External references =		= External references =

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	In February 2019, the government announced a £9 million cash injection to speed up the locally-led building of new garden towns and villages, helping get 21 sites ready for development. Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-boost-to-help-build-200000-homes-in-new-garden-towns https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-boost-to-help-build-200000-homes-in-new-garden-towns]		In February 2019, the government announced a £9 million cash injection to speed up the locally-led building of new garden towns and villages, helping get 21 sites ready for development. Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-boost-to-help-build-200000-homes-in-new-garden-towns https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cash-boost-to-help-build-200000-homes-in-new-garden-towns]

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* 15 minute city.		* 15 minute city.
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	* Practical guide on health in garden cities.		* Practical guide on health in garden cities.
	* Radial city plan.		* Radial city plan.
		+	* Shanghai's One City Nine Towns.
	* Smart cities.		* Smart cities.
	* Suburb.		* Suburb.

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		+	* 15 minute city.
	* A new capital for the UK.		* A new capital for the UK.
	* Barlow report.		* Barlow report.

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	* New Town Development Corporation.		* New Town Development Corporation.
	* New towns heritage.		* New towns heritage.
		+	* New Towns: the rise, fall and rebirth.
	* Practical guide on health in garden cities.		* Practical guide on health in garden cities.
	* Radial city plan.		* Radial city plan.

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	* New towns heritage.		* New towns heritage.
	* Practical guide on health in garden cities.		* Practical guide on health in garden cities.
		+	* Radial city plan.
	* Smart cities.		* Smart cities.
	* Suburb.		* Suburb.

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	* Garden Communities Programme.		* Garden Communities Programme.
	* Green space.		* Green space.
		+	* Garden suburb.
	* Garden town.		* Garden town.
	* Garden village.		* Garden village.
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	* [http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/garden-cities.html Town and Country Planning Association Garden Cities.]		* [http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/garden-cities.html Town and Country Planning Association Garden Cities.]

−	[[Category:~~History~~]] [[Category:~~Theory~~]] [[Category:~~Policy~~]] [[Category:~~DCN_Policy~~]] [[Category:Sustainability]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Definition]] [[Category:DCN_Guidance]] [[Category:DCN_Policy]] [[Category:History]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Policy]] [[Category:Sustainability]]

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	* Eco Town.		* Eco Town.
	* [[Edge_Debate_71_-_Can_decentralisation_solve_the_housing_crisis%3F\|Edge Debate 71 - Can decentralisation solve the housing crisis?]]		* [[Edge_Debate_71_-_Can_decentralisation_solve_the_housing_crisis%3F\|Edge Debate 71 - Can decentralisation solve the housing crisis?]]
		+	* Exurb.
	* Garden communities and the historic environment.		* Garden communities and the historic environment.
	* Garden Communities Programme.		* Garden Communities Programme.
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	* [http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/garden-cities.html Town and Country Planning Association Garden Cities.]		* [http://www.tcpa.org.uk/pages/garden-cities.html Town and Country Planning Association Garden Cities.]

−	[[Category:History]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Policy]] [[Category:Sustainability]]	+	[[Category:History]] [[Category:Theory]] [[Category:Policy]] [[Category:DCN_Policy]] [[Category:Sustainability]]

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	* A new capital for the UK.		* A new capital for the UK.
		+	* Barlow report.
	* Boom Cities: architect-planners and the politics of urban renewal in 1960s Britain.		* Boom Cities: architect-planners and the politics of urban renewal in 1960s Britain.
	* BREEAM communities.		* BREEAM communities.

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	* Eco Town.		* Eco Town.
	* [[Edge_Debate_71_-_Can_decentralisation_solve_the_housing_crisis%3F\|Edge Debate 71 - Can decentralisation solve the housing crisis?]]		* [[Edge_Debate_71_-_Can_decentralisation_solve_the_housing_crisis%3F\|Edge Debate 71 - Can decentralisation solve the housing crisis?]]
		+	* Garden communities and the historic environment.
	* Garden Communities Programme.		* Garden Communities Programme.
	* Green space.		* Green space.