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the streets and passages on the Glebe Estate, Bromell's
Road, the Board in forwarding notice thereof to the
Vestry of Clapham suggested that as the closing of the
streets would cause the removal of a great many houses in
the occupation of working people, provision for housing
the persons displaced should bo made before the streets,
&c., were allowed to be stopped up. The matter is
still under the consideration of the Clapham Vestry.
The plan of the roads proposed to be formed on the estate
has been approved by the London County Council. The
scheme would no doubt effect a considerable improvement,
the streets and passages on the site being very
narrow and inconvenient, the houses old, and the locality
over-crowded.
Land given up in
front of Houses to
be added to the
public way.
The Board have several times had under
consideration the inconvenience and unfairness
arising from the operation of the existing law
with regard to the general line of buildings. The London
County Council have power, in giving their consent to
the erection of a building in advance of the general line,
to make conditions as to land being given up in front
for the purpose of widening the public way. Having,
however, given their consent to buildings upon these
terms a general line is formed by such buildings. Consequently
the owner of the adjoining land may, without
the consent of the Council build up to such line, and there
is no power to insist upon the land in front of his buildings
being given up. During the past year a case occurred in
this District in which the adjoining owner proceeded to
build immediately the new general line next his property
was formed, and declined to give up the strip of land
corresponding to that which had been given up by his
neighbour except by sale upon his terms. The Board
called the attention of the London County Council to
the matter, and a clause has now been drafted in