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1-39 (odd) and 4-28 (even) Camelford Road
122-134- (even) Clarendon Road
24-82 (even) Cornwall Crescent
11-39 (odd) and 6-22 (even) St. Marks Road
5-55 (odd) and 2-28 (even) Talbot Grove
Kensal New Town Area. This area, consisting of over 20
acres, is scheduled for clearance.
The first portion of 6½ acres has been dealt with by the
Borough Council, and the redevelopment of the site by the erection
of new flats and maisonnettes is well in progress.
The remaining portion of the Kensal New Town Area, which
is zoned for residential development, will be dealt with by the
Council and the London County Council on the following basis:-
(i) The 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 6½ acres, is bounded by
Kensal Road, Golborne Road, Bosworth Road and the
railway.
(ii) 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
the redevelopment of a small area of 0.41 acres
between Kensal Road and the canal, to the west of
an area in Paddington, of 3.6 acres, which the County
Council now propose to zone as open space in place
of the open space of 3.6 acres originally proposed
at the eastern end of the area.
The London County Council will be responsible for school
extensions and the provision of additional open space north of
Kensal Road.
The western area of Kensal New Town, which is scheduled
for non-residential purposes, will be dealt with by the London
County Council as and when convenient.
IMPROVEMENT OR CONVERSION OF EXISTING HOUSES
Owners of private dwellings may apply to the Council for
assistance towards carrying out works of improvement or conversion.
One aim is to encourage owners to provide services and amenities in
houses which are sound but which were built to a lower standard than
is generally acceptable nowadays. The other is to encourage the
provision of additional satisfactory dwellings, either by
ing the large outmoded house from one dwelling into a number of
flats, or by converting an old building into one or more dwellings.
Grants are not intended to help owners meet the cost of
ordinary repairs and renewals, nor are they intended to adapt a
perfectly adequate dwelling to the needs of a particular family.
They are not normally payable for the provision of extra living
rooms or bedrooms, or for increasing the size of existing rooms.
They are not payable for the improvement of premises used primarily
or partly for business purposes.
Two methods of application are available. The first is
to apply for an improvement grant - known as a discretionary grantunder
the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1958. The maximum