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001			ABS68060
008			040719n2004 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u126824
100			_aDewar, D.
245			_aStevenage strains to maintain status
260			_c2004
490			_aPlanning (for the Natural and Built Environment) _v(1576) 2 July 2004, 14-15(2)
520			_aArgues that Stevenage, designated as a new town in 1946, is struggling to sustain its momentum in providing adequate affordable housing and employment opportunities. Briefly traces its history as a new town. Refers to the post-war period, the winding up of the Stevenage Development Corporation in 1990, and plans to build new affordable homes in the 1990s and 2000 onwards. A revamp of the town centre is planned. Stevenage BC and English Partnerships have appointed a consortium of Stanhope and ING Real Estate Development UK as the preferred developer. It is expected that the consortium will submit a planning application for a new retail development linking to the existing retail area at the end of 2005.
590			_aABS
650			_aSTEVENAGE
650			_aNEW TOWNS
650			_aNEW TOWNS ACT 1946
650			_aPUBLIC TRANSPORT
650			_aInfrastructure _96246
650			_aTOWN CENTRES
690			_aREGENERATION
942			_n0
999			_c74471 _d74471