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Shenley Park

By: Language: English Series: Housing and Planning Review ; 43(6) December/January 1989, 8Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: Planning permission has recently been granted by the Secretary of State for the Environment for development of a new village on green belt land. Originally a large mental hospital was housed on the site and in this article the author describes how community-based planning was used to develop a large redundant hospital and out buildings and at the same time increase the supply of housebuilding land and provide low cost housing for local communities.

Planning permission has recently been granted by the Secretary of State for the Environment for development of a new village on green belt land. Originally a large mental hospital was housed on the site and in this article the author describes how community-based planning was used to develop a large redundant hospital and out buildings and at the same time increase the supply of housebuilding land and provide low cost housing for local communities.