The Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act 1909 (c. 44) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which prevented the building of "back-to-back" houses. The act also meant local authorities must introduce systems of town planning and meant homes had to be built to certain legal standards. See also Liberal reforms New towns movement Town and country planning in the United Kingdom Bibliography Full text Handbook to the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909 by W. Thompson. Housing, town planning, etc., act, 1909, a practical + guide, by E.G. Bentley, LL.B., and S. Pointon Taylorwith a foreword by Raymond Unwin, 1911. Housing and Town Planning in Great Britain, including the Housing, Town Planning Act, by http://codesproject.asu.edu/node/90, 191o References Housing in the United Kingdom United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1909 United Kingdom planning law