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Housing
The slum clearance programme adopted by the Council, in collaboration
with the London County Council, passed, in 1961, through a period
of consolidating action, although an additional clearance area, consisting
of Nos.375 to 401 (odd) Portobello Road and Nos.5 to 11 (odd) Telford Road,
was declared during the year. In this case the Council decided to make a
Compulsory Purchase Order with a view to redeveloping the site (together
with Lionel Mews) by the erection of 42 flats.
Attention was concentrated on completing the redevelopment of the
first phase of acres of the Kensal New Town area.
During the year the two tower blocks (Hazlewood Tower and Adair
Tower) consisting of 156 flats were completed, and the 40 flats and
maisonettes (which complete stage 1 of phase l) are due to be completed
in 1962.
The outstanding clearance areas, Kensal New Town (NoA), (No.5)
and (No.6) areas, which were declared by the Council in 1960, were confirmed
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government subject to slight
modifications.
Plans for the redevelopment of these areas bounded by Golborne
Gardens, Golborne Road, Southam Street and Adair Road, were prepared. The
redevelopment will comprise four blocks, as follows:-
Block A: Three storeys with main elevation facing Adair Road
one 3-roomed flat and fourteen 4-roomed flats, with
eleven basement garages and fifteen basement stores
for tenants.
Block B: Four storeys with main elevation facing Adair Road.
The block is connected to Southam House, and has
twelve 2-roomed flats, with four basement garages
and twelve basement stores for tenants.
Block C: Three storeys facing Golborne Road. Seven shops
and three surgery units for doctors on the ground
floor; ten 4-roomed maisonettes on the first and
second floors; five basement garages and ten
basement stores for tenants, and a store under
each of the shops.
Block D: Four storeys facing Southam Street. Twenty-six
2-roomed flats, with six basement garages and
eighteen basement stores for tenants.
The accommodation provided in this scheme will be 63 flats and
maisonettes, 7 shops with stores, units for three medical
practices, 55 stores for tenants, and 26 garages.
The remainder of the Kensal New Town area, the clearance of
which will be undertaken jointly by the London County Council and the
Borough Council, now becomes the next major operation in connection with
slum clearance in Kensington.
The Borough Council will undertake the redevelopment of 3.1
acres to the north and 1.62 acres to the south of the 6½ acres upon
which they are at present engaged. This area, including the present
acres, is bounded by Kensal Road, Golborne Road, Bosworth Road and
the railway.
The London County Council will undertake the redevelopment
of 7.2 acres to the east of the Borough Council's present 6½ acres.
This area is bounded by Golborne Road, Kensal Road and the railway.
The London County Council will also be responsible for redeveloping