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Model village

By: Series: Inside Housing ; 10 January 2003, 18-20(3)Publication details: 2003Subject(s): Summary: Reviews the progress of the millennium community or village concept unveiled after Labour's 1997 election victory. They were intended to set the standard for 21st century living and be a model for new communities. Looks in detail at Greenwich Millennium Village which will eventually have 1 400 homes with emphasis on a socially inclusive tenure mix. Social housing tenants are scattered across the whole development rather than ghettoised. It will take some years to see if a real community can be created however.

Reviews the progress of the millennium community or village concept unveiled after Labour's 1997 election victory. They were intended to set the standard for 21st century living and be a model for new communities. Looks in detail at Greenwich Millennium Village which will eventually have 1 400 homes with emphasis on a socially inclusive tenure mix. Social housing tenants are scattered across the whole development rather than ghettoised. It will take some years to see if a real community can be created however.