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Town and Country Planning Act, 1947.—In exercise of
powers under Section 15 of this Act and para. 3 of article 9 of the
Town and Country Planning General Development Order, 1950, the
Minister of Housing and Local Government has issued the Town
and Country Planning (Housing Accommodation) Direction, 1952.
Consequent upon the issue of this Direction, the Borough
Council is consulted by the London County Council (the Planning
Authority) before any application for planning permission involving
change of use of premises from use as a dwelling is determined.
Such consultations are designed to prevent any unnecessary
aggravation of the housing situation by the encroachment of
business premises into residential property.
Housing Survey.— Through the courtesy of Mr. F. H. Dore,
the Housing Manager, the following extracts are quoted from his
observations on the housing position in 1960:—
"Derequisitioning and its aftermath dominated lettings activity
in 1960. Under the provisions of the Requisitioned Houses and
Housing (Amendment) Act, 1955, the Council's powers to retain
properties under requisition expired on March 31st and in fact the
derequisitioning problem was virtually solved by that date. In
order to do this, purchasing and leasing formerly requisitioned
properties had to be resorted to to a considerable extent and when
March 31st came round there were still legal formalities to be
completed in a number of instances. Consequently the Minister