CONTENTS CHAPTER
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INTRODUCTION
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Continuity of thought with the Advisory Planning Report of 1926. The need for a review under changed conditions and powers.
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REVISED CONSTITUTI Or
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The terms of reference under which the previous report was published and those under which the Advisory Committee operated from 1926 to 1943. Text of the present constitution as recently revised.
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THE ADVISORY AREA
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Its geographic, social and economic basis. Area and population density. Progress of planning in the area. P resent arrangement with the Cheshire Authorities. The Peak District area. :\djoining advisory bodies. The present form of the Advisory Committee and essential statistics.
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POPULATION A study of the population trends for the past 30 years. Comparison with the Manchester population survey. Estimate of future trends to 1971. The migration factor. Conclusion as to the total population for which the Plan should provide.
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CLIMATE
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Temperature range. Incidence of rainfall, sunshine and fog.
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AGRICULTURE
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The spread of industrial urbanisation. Possibility of afforestation of some of the bare moorland areas. Importance of securing productive agricultural land to sustain the urban population. The character of farming in the area. Land classification and fertility. Comparison of national and local proportions of land of different quality. Market garden areas and the effect of adjacent markets. Planned urban development wi!J absorb some agricultural land but will protect the greater part of it.
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PUBLIC SERVICES
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Water. Supply areas of various undertakings. ~lethods of collection and storage. The agricultural and recreational use of water gathering grounds. Federation of water authorities within a catchment area. Electricity. The Central Electricity Board's system of stations and grid lines and the electricity underta kings supplying the area. Gas. The gas undertakings supplying the area, the approximate extent of existing piped supplies and the comparative size of the various gas works. Sewage. The responsible local authorities and existing sewage works. Factors conditioning a plan for concentration. Consideration already given to the question of regional treatment. Social Services. Must be considered in relation to the details of individual neighbourhoods and towns at the Development Plan stage. IX