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This is a list of notable council estates. Public housing in the United Kingdom has typically consisted of council houses , often built in the form of large estates by local government councils. Becontree in The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is generally considered to be the largest council estate (in terms of population).
The Orchard Park Estate is on the northern eastern fringe of the western part Kingston upon Hull adjacent to the city boundary. Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire is one mile (1.6 km) directly to the west; the North Hull Estate (Greenwood Avenue) is contiguous adjacent to the south; the eastern boundary is formed by the Beverley and Barmston Drain, beyond which is more housing, and the River ...
Posterngate is a street in the city centre of Kingston upon Hull in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [1] It runs west to east from Princes Dock to Hull Minster, parallel to Whitefriargate to the north. Located in the old town of Hull, it features buildings from a variety of historical
Public housing became needed to provide "homes fit for heroes" in 1919, [5] [6] then to enable slum clearance.Standards were set to ensure high-quality homes. Aneurin Bevan, a Labour politician, passionately believed that council houses should be provided for all, while the Conservative politician Harold Macmillan saw council housing "as a stepping stone to home ownership". [7]
Newland Allotments is a historic community garden established in the 1800s and located in the suburb Newland in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [2] It is one of 21 sites across the city. [3] Sitting within 22 acres of land, and with 270 plots on site, it is the largest allotment site in the city and East Yorkshire.
Construction for Gateway(Hull)/Chevin Housing Group of 65 new houses in the Pembroke Grove/College Grove area of the estate was permitted in 2010, on land that had been cleared of housing c. 2005. [35] In 2011 Hull City Council published a finalised Holderness Road Corridor Area Action Plan, which included the Preston Road area in its remit. [36]
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In 1989 Hull City Council and estate developers agreed to jointly develop the land west of the Wawne Road, north of the Foredike/Wawne Drain, and east of the River Hull. Planning permission for this large development was given in December 1994 -development of the entire area was expected to take 15 to 20 years. [ 32 ]