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This is the first time that a definite standard of fitness has been laid
down and the Minister is hopeful that it will result in a more extensive
use of the powers under Section 9.
Since the war emphasis has been on the building of new houses. No
one would dispute that this is right, and the provision of new dwellings
as quickly as possible so that every family can have a house of their
own, is sound planning, but satisfactory housing does not depend
solely on the building of new houses. The maintenance in a habitable
condition of existing houses is a problem of national importance.
CAMPSBOURNE CLEARANCE AREA
Forty-eight flats comprising the first stage in the Campsbourne
Clearance Area and six flats on the east side of Boyton Road forming
part of the second stage have been completed. Of the remaining
twenty-six houses in the second stage, five families remain to be rehoused.
Following an official representation the Council declared the area
comprising the following properties to be a clearance area:—
35/57, 61, and 60/88 Campsbourne Road.
5la/75, and 68/82 Myddelton Road.
These forty-nine properties form part of stage 3 of the Campsbourne
re-development scheme. At the same time the Council made a compulsory
purchase order under Section 29 of the Act which included
seven other properties considered necessary for the development of
the area.