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Kensington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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SLUM CLEARANCE
Action already taken
The following table gives details of the clearance areas declared by the Council since 1950, when slum clearance work under the Housing Acts was recommenced, up to the end of the year:-
| Name of Area | Date of Declaration | No. of houses | No. of persons displaced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Mews | 25.4.1950 | 28 | 86 |
| Lionel Mews (Nos.l and 2) | 3.10.1950 | 13 | 38 |
| Lonsdale Mews (Nos.l and 2) | 2.1.1951 | 19 | 14 |
| Munro Mews | 2.1.1951 | 24 | 55 |
| 3.4.1951 | South End Row and Gardens | 10 | 4 |
| East Mews Road | 3.4.1951 | 14 | 40 |
| Powis Mews | 13.11.1951 | 13 | 30 |
| St. Luke1s Mews | 13.11.1951 | 20 | 41 |
| Portobello Road | 13.11.1951 | 4 | 3 |
| Kensal New Town (No.l) Area | 11.12.1956 | 34 | 309 |
| Kensal New Town (No.2) Area | 14.1.1958 | 62 | 441 |
| Kensal New Town (No.3) Area | 14.1.1958 | 15 | 146 |
| Portland Road (No.l) Area | 11.3.1958 | 5 | 31 |
| Portland Road (No.2) Area | 11.3.1958 | 10 | 71 |
| Kensal New Town (No.4) Area | 8.3.1960 | 7 | 41 |
| Kensal New Town (No.5) Area | 8.3.1960 | 20 | 187 |
| Kensal New Town (No.6) Area | 8.3.1960 | 6 | 62 |
| Railway Mews Area | 10.5.1960 | 10 | 7 |
In addition, the London County Council, with the agreement
of the Borough Council, have dealt with the Penelon Place/Ashley
Cottages/Warwick Road clearance area, containing 66 premises, with
an estimated population of 57 families comprising 176 persons.
The three Compulsory Purchase Orders made during 1960 in
respect of the remainder of the 6½ acres forming Phase 1 of the
Kensal New Town Scheme were confirmed by the Minister of Housing and
Local Government during the year. Compulsory Purchase Orders Nos.4
and 6 were confirmed without modification, but in respect of Area
No.5 the Minister, in confirming the Order, decided that Nos.19 and
23, Hazlewood Crescent shall be retained in the clearance area by
reason of bad arrangement only, and that No.15, Hazlewood Crescent
shall be excluded from the clearance area and included in land outside
the area which the Council were authorised by the Minister to
purchase compulsorily.
The Clearance Order in respect of Nos.l to 10 (consecutive)
Railway Mews, made by the Council on 26th July, 1960, was confirmed,
after a public inquiry, by the Minister of Housing and Local
Government, subject to the exclusion of No.5, Railway Mews, which
was wholly in use as a garage and had lost any identity as housing
accommodation.