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This estate is set out in five blocks, and comprises 272 tenements—8 of two rooms, 115 of three rooms, 114 of four rooms,
32 of five rooms, and 3 of six rooms, and provides accommodation
for 272 families of approximately 1,391 persons.
The estate, which is situate in an open part of the Borough
at the corner of Vicarage Road and Green Lane, and close to the
river Thames, is a notable contribution to the housing needs of the
Borough, and will relieve to some extent the serious overcrowding
which, since the war, has been such a difficult problem to deal with.
Houses Erected by Private Enterprise.
During the year 5 houses (2 in St. James's Road and 3 in
Thurleigh Road) were erected by private enterprise.
Clearance Areas.
Plough Road Improvement (Extension) Scheme.
The site of the Hope public house, the adjoining three shops
and the land at the rear of them, which formed part of the Plough
Road insanitary area originally represented by the Medical Officer
of Health in 1920, but which at the time was not agreed to by the
Minister of Health, was subsequently acquired by the Council.
It was decided to erect 17 flats (9 of three rooms and 8 of four
rooms) in two blocks on the cleared site, and the erection of these
tenements was rapidly proceeded with during the year, and it is
anticipated that they will be completed by the early part of 1934.
This block provides a useful extension of the Plough Road
Improvement Scheme.
The Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, which received Roya'
assent in May, abolished the Government subsidy in respect of all
schemes not approved prior to the 7th December, 1932, unless the
Minister was satisfied that the scheme was substantially ready for
submission by that date.
As the erection of these tenements was considered prior to
7th December, 1932, application was made for a subsidy and the
Minister approved the scheme for this purpose, provided the
tenements were completed by 31st March, 1934.*
The amenities of this area have been further improved by the
acquisition of the buildings at the corner of Plough Road and York
Road, thus enabling the road to be widened and rendered safer for
pedestrians and traffic in this very congested industrial district of
the Borough.
Darien Road Site.
As mentioned in my previous annual report, a demolition Order
was made by the Council in respect of No. 7 Darien Road, but in
view of the risk to the adjoining property this house could not, at
the time, be demolished. The Council, however, decided to acquire
the site occupied by Nos. 1 to 11 (odd) Darien Road, with a
*In view of unforeseen difficulties the buildings could not be completed by
this date, and the Minister agreed to an extension of the date of completion
until 30th June, 1934.