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Addison Place Area 48 premises
Blechynden Street Area 107 "
Wornington Road Area 370 "
Talbot Grove Area 72 "
Thorpe Mews Area 26 "
Treverton Street Area 120 "
Progress will be governed by national and local policy,
by economic and financial consideration and by the Council's
capacity to re-house the persons to be displaced. Although
it is hoped to deal with these areas within the next twenty
years, no definite indication can be given as to commencing
dates.
During 1953, the Council gave further consideration to
the question of dealing with the Treverton Street Area, and
eventually decided to proceed with the acquisition of part
of the area under Part V of the Housing Act, 1936, instead of
waiting to deal with the area as a clearance area under
Part III of the Act.
On the 13th October, 1953, the Council made a formal
Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of the following ninetyone
premises :-
Treverton Street Nos. 14 - 60 even
1 - 63 odd
Ladbroke Grove Nos.329 - 339 odd
Raymede Street Nos. 1-17 consecutive
Hewer Street Nos 1 -12 "
Exmoor Street No. 5
Following a public enquiry, the Minister of Housing and
Local Government confirmed the Order without modification.
Active steps are now being taken by the Council to acquire
the Treverton Street properties and to rehouse the tenants.
Plans are in the course of production for re-developing the
area.
Proposals under Section 1 of the Housing Repairs and Rents
Act, 1954
Every metropolitan borough, jointly with the London County
Council, is required to submit to the Minister of Housing and
Local Government by 29th August, 1955, proposals for dealing
with houses which are unfit within the meaning of section 9 of
the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, and which are suitable
for action under section 11 (demolition) or section 25 (Clearance
Area procedure) of the Housing Act, 1936.
Survey
Six inspectors, later reduced to four, were taken off their
normal duties in order to undertake a rapid survey of the
houses where conditions were known to be below standard. The
information obtained was restricted to those matters affecting
the fitness of the houses for habitation, and where the house
was unfit, the cost of carrying out repairs with a view to
determining whether the house was repairable at reasonable cost.
Valuations made from time to time by the Council's Valuer, and
by private valuers employed by the Council, were borne in mind
when estimating the value of the house.
It was clearly impossible and indeed unnecessary to examine
all houses in the borough, but efforts were made to inspect all
houses of the tenement type where from information already in
the possession of the public health department the conditions
were suspected to be unsatisfactory. It was not possible to