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Statutory Background
The new English Partnerships was created in May 1999 with the merger of the Commission for the New Towns (CNT) and the Urban Regeneration Agency. The two organisations carry out their activities under the name English Partnerships. .
Commission for the New Towns
The Commission for the New Towns was set up under Part II of the New Towns Act 1959 and was launched in October 1961, taking over the first two towns in 1962. It operates under the provisions of Part II of the New Towns Act 1981 as amended by the New Towns and Urban Development Corporations Act 1985, the Urban Development Corporations in England (Transfer of Property, Rights and Liabilities) (Commission for the New Towns) Order 1998, the North Hull Housing Action Trust (Dissolution) Order 1998, and the Waltham Forest Housing Action Trust (Dissolution) Order 2002.
The purposes for which the Commission exists are set out in section 36 of the Act. These are to take over and, with a view to its eventual disposal, manage and turn to account the property of the New Town and Urban Development Corporations and Housing Action Trust transferred to the Commission and as soon as it considers it expedient to do so, to dispose of the property so transferred and any other property held by it.
The Commission, in relation to any new town, urban development or housing action trust area, is required to have due regard to: the convenience and welfare of persons residing, working or carrying on business in the area and until disposal, the maintenance and enhancement of the value of the land and the return obtained from it.
Urban Regeneration Agency
The Urban Regeneration Agency was established under Part III of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. It came into existence and took over City Grant on 10 November 1993, following Parliamentary approval of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions No. 3) Order 1993. The Agency became fully operational on 1 April 1994 when it took over Derelict Land Grant and English Estates under the provisions of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1994.
The overall aim of the Agency is to secure the regeneration of areas of need through the reclamation, development or redevelopment of land and buildings. Whilst concentrating on the regeneration of land it will, wherever possible, operate within a broader regeneration network working with local and regional partners, aiming to tackle the problems of an area in the round. Its programme will address the need for land for a variety of purposes, including housing, industrial and commercial premises, the attraction of inward investment, infrastructure, leisure, recreation and environmental impacts.
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