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as compared with 1,495 in 1970. 321 applications were granted and 113 refused
.
General Improvement Areas and Study Areas
As already outlined under the 'House-to-House Survey' heading, initial
inspections ofhouses in Improvement and Study Areas continued throughout
the year and the number of such visits totalled 1003. This figure can be
analysed to show 747 in College Park and Greyhound Road Areas with 256 in
Masbro Road and Moore Park Road Areas. The assessed number of Improvement
Grant Applications in declared General Improvement Areas was 87 (36 in
Masbro Road Area, 51 in Moore Park Road Area).
Masbro Road Area was declared to be a General Improvement Area on 23rd
March, 1971.
SI urn Clearance
59 inspections were made during the year and, as a result, 4 technically
separate clearance areas containing 36 properties were represented as
unfit and consequent action under Part III of the Housing Act, 1957 was
recommended.
Partly as a result of clearance area legislation and partly due to acquisition
by agreement, 15 houses which had formed part of current or previous
slum clearance programmes were demolished during the year.
Housing Act, 1957 - Closing Orders
One Closing Order was made during the year involving the whole house and
in four cases Orders previously made were determined.

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