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Kensington and Chelsea 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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Approved expenditure by the Council in respect of works of environmental
improvement in the area attract a new specific grant under the Act and the
Borough Planning Officer in giving consideration to this matter.
Grants for the Improvement or Conversion of Private Dwellings
The circumstances in which the Council may make discretionary and
standard grants to owners for the improvement or conversion of private
dwellings, as detailed in my Annual Report for 1965, were revised in August
by the introducton of the Housing Act, 1969. The principal changes made the
new Act, together with details of the number of applications dealt with in
respect of the two main types of grant, are given below:
Improvement (Discretionary) grants The following is a summary of the number of discretionary grants approved during 1969, together with a graph showing comparative figures since 1965. when the present borough was first formed:-
| Applications granted | 246 |
| Applications refused | Nil |
| Total amount of grants approved | £76,651 |
Under Part I of the Housing Act, 1969 and among other things, the
maximum amount of grant payable to owners has been raised from £400 to
£1,000 per dwelling (from £500 to £1,200 in respect of a dwelling formed
in a building of three or more storeys); the conditions previously imposed
on applicants to observe certain requirements concerning rent limits and
the sale of the property have been removed; and for the first time, certain
works of repair and replacement which are incidental to the works of
improvement or are necessary to give full effect to the improvements have been
made eligible for grant aid.