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on the Thames View Estate development. The building contractor
entered upon the site in September-October.
It is hoped that the estate will provide for 2,000 families and that
there will be a delivery of 300 dwellings annually as a minimum in
the early years of the development.
The worst of the slums in Barking were dealt with between the
two wars, but there remained at the end of the year a residue of families
in the Abbey Road Clearance Scheme and in the Bennington Avenue
and London Road area.
Active steps are continuing to decant these families and rehouse
them in modern dwellings.
As an indication of the future the Council has approved a five-year
programme of building and fixed certain ratios for the allocation of
accommodation, viz :—
From Waiting Applicants 45%
From sub-standard accommodation and
Requisitioned Properties 35%
From Clearance Areas 20%
Thus it will be seen that the Council has made the important
policy decision which will enable its officers to proceed with further
slum clearance and removal of unfit properties on a planned basis.
This should avoid the well known forms of nuisance which arise from
cleared sites awaiting further development, or the dilapidations which
ensue when areas are confirmed for clearance and there is long delay
before rehousing is carried out.
RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST RESTRICTIONS
1920-39.
Two applications were made by occupiers and two certificates
issued. One certificate was issued to an owner on completion of the
works required.
HOUSING ACT, 1949—IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.
During the year one application for grant under Section 20 of
the Act was investigated. This was referred to the Ministry of Housing
and Local Government for approval.
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