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London
County City
Council. Council.
(vii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
to be patched (if necessary) and retained
within the five years under Section 2 of the
Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, for
temporary accommodation Nil Nil
(viii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi)
to be demolished in the five years Nil 115
(ix) Number of houses (including those already
comprised in operative demolition orders) to
be demolished in the five years as a result of
action under section 11 of the Housing Act,
1936 Nil 6
Clearance Area Procedure.
These proposals, which are in the prescribed form and include those
houses already covered by operative clearance orders, indicate that it
is proposed to deal with 121 unfit houses. Of this number 18 houses had
already been made the subject of clearance orders prior to 1955, as
follows:—
Bateman's Buildings, W.l 3 houses.
Eaton Close, S.W.I 2 houses.
Gregory Cottages, S.W.I 1 house.
Livonia Street, W.l 12 houses.
During 1955 a further 5 areas, comprising 30 houses, were declared
to be Clearance Areas, and the City Council decided to acquire under
their compulsory powers 22 of these houses. The houses included in the
Clearance Areas, and the position at the end of the year with regard to
the Minister's confirmation or otherwise, are as follows:—
Berwick Street No. 1 Area. 1 These two areas were included in two
Berwick Street Nos. 91,92, Compulsory Purchase Orders made
93, 94. under Section 29 of the Housing Act,
Hopkins Street Nos. 9, 1936. A Public Enquiry into the
10, 11. Council's application for confirma-
Berwick Street No. 2 Area. tion of the Orders was held on the
Berwick Street Nos. 100, 13th December, 1955, and the
101, 102. Minister's decision is awaited.
Hopkins Street Nos. 1, 2/3 (Note.—These two Orders were
(8 flats). confirmed by the Minister in May
Peter Street Nos. 7, 8, 9. and June, 1956.)