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Slum Clearance Programme 1961 - 1965
An area of sixteen houses has been inspected prior to representation by the
Medical Officer of Health.
Improvement Grants
The number of applications received for Discretionary Grants is still low.
This is mainly due to the comparatively high standard of fitness required as the
Premises must provide satisfactory housing for thirty years. Further obstacles
are the restrictions imposed on rents and the necessity for the accommodation
to be self-contained.
Standard Grants, which were introduced under the House Purchase and
Housing Act, 1959, cover half the cost, up to a maximum of £155, of installing
five basic improvements - a bath or shower, a wash-hand basin, a water closet,
a hot water system and a food store. Grants may be made for all or some of
these improvements and the conditions imposed are less rigorous than those for
Discretionary Grants.
Discretionary Grants
Inspected - No action
44 Canterbury Grove
325 Leigham Court Road
6 Meadow Road
164 Rosendale Road
Approved
6 Caron Almshouses
L Block, Peabody Buildings
3 Darlington Road
Standard Grants
Inspected - no action
166 Brixton Road
8 Bythorn Street
22 Cambria Road
213 Coldharbour Lane
40 Concanon Road
20 Frederick Crescent