Jas Bhalla Works - Thriving Centres In New Towns - Flipbook - Page 5
Intended
population
Previous
generations
of New Towns
delivered at
scale and pace
Construction begins
Milton Keynes
Planned completion
200,000
Development ongoing
Gen. 1
1946-50
180,000
The UK has been building
New Towns for over a century.
The post-war New Towns
were able to deliver a variety
of uses, primarily due to their
scale, delivery model, build-out
rate, and the provision of rail
connectivity. Although these
centres are now experiencing
the same economic challenges
as high streets that have grown
organically, many were thriving
and vibrant mixed use places
in decades past.
Contemporary settlements
present a different challenge
as they are a fundamentally
different proposition – they
are much smaller and built out
by the private sector, where
absorption rates limit the
pace of delivery. Meaningful
connectivity and integration
with local public transport
infrastructure, including rail
links, is complex and not
always achieved.
Gen. 2
1961-64
Gen. 3
1967-70
Contemporary
Settlements
160,000
Higher intended
populations &
shorter time frames
140,000
Telford
Northampton
120,000
Basildon
100,000
Warrington
80, 000
Harlow
Stevenage
Contemporary Settlements have
intended populations of less than
50,000 people
Runcorn
Redditch
60, 000
Contemporary
Settlements are
built out more
slowly
40,000
Ebbsfleet
Northstowe
Cambourne
1940
1960
1980
2000
2020
2040
Contemporary settlements haven't delivered the
same mix of uses as their Post War counterparts.
