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Act, 1936, authorising them to permit seven persons in excess of the
permitted number of twenty-eight to sleep in their premises, 54, West
End Lane, was granted by the Council on 22nd December.
Garnetf Road Housing Scheme.
The Borough Council approved of a housing scheme on the
Children's Playground at Garnett Road in 1937. The layout will still
permit the continuance of its use as a playground to a limited extent.
It is the intention to utilise the dwellings on the site entirely for the
relief of overcrowding and to apply for Government and London
County Council subsidy. At its meeting on the 30th June, 1938, the
Council received a report from the Housing Committee stating that
they had instructed the Architect to prepare the necessary working
drawings, etc., and to take steps to obtain the approvals of the London
County Council as to Town Planning, etc.
Plans showing the layout and types of dwellings were submitted
to the Council on 22nd December. These indicated the provision of
the following accommodation:—6 three roomed flats, 8 four roomed
flats, 8 five roomed flats—a total of 22. Each flat will, in addition,
contain a scullery and a bathroom.
In submitting the plans to the Council, the Housing Committee
stated:—
"In the report submitted to the Council on 22nd July, 1937, it was pointed
out that the type of dwellings proposed is normally four storeys high,
and known as the "cottage on cottage" type; the absence of bedrooms
on ground or balcony floors makes this arrangement attractive, and no
rooms are overshadowed or overlooked by or from access balconies;
an added advantage is that the bedrooms are separated horizontally
from each other by the living rooms, etc., making for quietness in each
flat in normal conditions. The bedrooms generally are approached from
the entrance lobbies and landing, and the living rooms are mostly
planned with the entrance from the lobby in a recess communicating
with the scullery, giv.ing direct access to the latter without breaking up
the wall space by an extra door; it is found that a large proportion of
tenants prefer such an arrangement on entering the scullery from the
lobby. In order to provide an additional measure of protection against
damage in the event of air raids, the floors and roofs of the flats will
be constructed of reinforced concrete and the walls will be of reinforced
concrete with panel walls,