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By agreement, the London County Council accepted responsibility
for dealing with the Fenelon Place Area, which was declared by the
County Council to be a clearance area, and was acquired by them. The
detailed redevelopment of this site is the subject of discussions between
the County Council and the Borough Council.
The remaining areas listed above are being dealt with by
the Borough Council, who decided that the most urgent was the Kensal
New Town Area.
The problem of overspill of population necessitates the
decanting of persons at present living in the area while development
on cleared sites proceeds. The redevelopment plan, as approved by the
Council, proposes action in three phases.
The London County Council approved in outline the first stage
of the lay-out of the Kensal New Town Area and granted permission for
the redevelopment for housing purposes of the area bounded by
Hazlewood Crescent, Golborne Road, Southam Street, Adair Road, Appleford
Road and Bosworth Road comprising in total approximately 6½ acres.
Action under Part III and Part V of the Housing Act, 1957, has
been taken by the Council in respect of the major portion of 6½ acres. Many
of the slum properties have been demolished and building operations are
in progress. Two tower blocks, each comprising 78 dwellings, are expected
to be completed in 1960, and the further development consisting of flats
and maisonettes of 4-storey blocks is expected to be completed early in 1961.
The task of dealing with the whole of the twenty odd acres of the
Kensal New Town Area is complicated by town planning considerations.
Negotiations between the London County Council, the Kensington Borough Council
and the Paddington Borough Council, are at present in progress, and it is
expected that agreement will be reached in the near future.
The Portland Road clearance area consisting of 16 premises, has
been dealt with by the Council under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957, and
following a public Local Inquiry the Minister confirmed the Compulsory
Purchase Order. The Council have approved plans for erectiag a block
of single room lettings on the cleared site. The four remaining areas,
which are comparatively small, are expected to be dealt with in the near
future.
Future Slum Clearance Programme
At the request of the London County Council, consideration
was given to the question of scheduling unfit houses for inclusion
in a third five-year programme, i.e. 1961/65.
The demands which will be made on the Council's resources by
the commitments already entered into, especially that of Kensal New
Town, will be such that it will not be possible to make any substantial
addition to them during the period 1961/65. There are, however, certain
premises which the Council considered should be included in the programme
for that period. They are Nos. 375-401 (odd) Portobello Road, and
Nos. 5 -11 (odd) Telford Road.
Towards the end of the year the Council, who had from time to
time scheduled certain areas as possible clearance areas, reviewed the
situation and decided to limit their official programme to the areas submitted
to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in 1955, plus the
Portobello Road/Telford Road area.
There was, however, one other area, Blechynden Street area, which
had been the subject of negotiations between the Council and the London
County Council, and during the year the following allocation, as far
as redevelopment is concerned, was agreed by both sides:-