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KENSAL NEW TOWN AREA
This area, consisting of over twenty acres, is schedule 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 flats and maisonettes has now been completed.
The remaining portion of the Kensal New Town Area, which is zoned for residential
development is being dealt with by the Council and the Greater London 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 65 acres, is bounded by Kensal
Road, Golborne Road, Bosworth Road and the railway.
(ii) The Greater London Council will undertake the redevelopment of 7.2 acres
to the east of the Borough Council's present 65 acres. This area is bounded
by Golborne Road, Kensal Road and the railway. The Greater London
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 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 Greater London Council will be responsible for school extensions and the
provision of additional open space north of Kensal Road.
During the year, progress was made in dealing with Kensal New Town Area.
Following a Public Inquiry held by the Minister on 12th August, 1964, in respect of Kensal
New Town (No. 9) Compulsory Purchase Order, the Minister confirmed the Order with certain
modifications.
A suitable tender has been accepted by the Council for the redevelopment of
Phase 2 of the area and work is now in progress for the erection of 47 flats, 47 tenants'
stores and 35 hard-standings for cars. Plans for the rebuilding of Phase 3 of the scheme
have been agreed and tenders are awaited for the erection of 188 flats.
LANCASTER ROAD (WEST) AREA
This area, which consists of 20.23 acres, is scheduled for redevelopment during
the period of 1960/72 and forms that part of the Blechynden Street area south of the metropolitan
railway line containing approximately 455 houses, 15 factories, 140 shops, 6 licensed
premises and 11 other business premises. Whilst the Council's intention is that this Lancaster
Road (West) scheme should be regarded primarily as a venture in slum clearance, it
is appreciated that in the area there may be many houses which will not be representable as
unfit for human habitation.
Linked with the Lancaster Road (West) Redevelopment Area is the Blechynden
Street area comprising 8.30 acres situated north west of the metropolitan railway line which
is to be redeveloped by the Greater London Council. During the year work has commenced
on the redevelopment of part of this area to provide 342 flats.
HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
The Housing Act, 1961, provides powers for dealing with bad living conditions
in houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of more than one family.
These include powers -
(i) to apply a code of management to individual houses in which proper standards
of management have not been observed. The requirements of this
code are prescribed in the Housing (Management of Houses in Multiple
Occupation) Regulations, 1962, which came into operation on 22nd May,
1962;