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Construction of the layout designed by J. R. Sheridan-Shedden, which consisted of housing for 5, 000 housing units along two spines of housing running along the length of the estate, commenced in 1963 and the first residents moved in a year later.

The estate was completed in 1969.

Reinforced concrete was the main material used due to its low cost and ease of use.

30 % of the houses constructed were intended for private sale, an unusually high percentage, with most of the privately sold houses being around the Park Lane area of the estate.

As well as residential properties, there was also a shopping centre in the eastern part of the estate, five schools, two churches and a swimming pool.

There were some clear links to the aviation heritage of the site within the names of the roads, with the three main roads running the length of the estate being constructed on the runways of the airfield, and the 34 tower blocks that contained 2, 000 flats.

There were two major concentrations of tower blocks within the estate: fourteen along Farnborough Road, and the ' Centre 8 ', a group of 8 large tower blocks in the centre of the estate.

The following is a list of the tower blocks constructed on the estate.