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and six closing orders were in force. The premises on which the
demolition orders were operative being: —
65 and 65a Church Hill Road (one house)
107 and 109 Leicester Road
20 Gloucester Road
24 and 26 Henry Road
74 and 76 Leicester Road.
The premises on which closing orders were operative being: —
55 Lyonsdown Road
70 East Barnet Road
41 Lancaster Road
46a East Barnet Road
90 East Barnet Road
7 Victoria Road
There were at this time also six confirmed Clearance Areas affecting
68 houses which had not yet been demolished although the majority
of these houses were vacant.
With regard to the demolition orders operative at the beginning of
1960 the following houses were demolished during the year: —
65 and 65a Church Hill Road
107 and 109 Leicester Road
20 Gloucester Road
24 and 26 Henry Road.
This leaves only two houses, 74 and 76 Leicester Road still not
demolished. The six closing orders were still operative at the end of
the year.
As a result of reports and representations made to the Housing
Committee during 1960 five Clearance Areas were declared, two
demolition orders and one closing order making a total of 29 houses
dealt with under the Housing Act. The period allowed under this Act
for objections against clearance areas had not yet elapsed in respect
of the Clearance Areas declared during the year and consequently it
is not yet known whether or not the Minister will confirm the Areas.
In addition to the above one house was made fit by the owner who
voluntarily carried out the necessary works and this house was
removed from the Schedule of Unfit Houses. Work is in progress on
several other premises which are at present included in the Schedule
of Unfit Houses. This work is of such a character that on its completion
it will probably be possible to remove them from this Schedule.
Details of the various Clearance Areas and unfit houses on which
action was taken during 1960 is as follows: —
Lancaster Road Clearance Areas: In the Council Schedule of
Clearance Areas a number of houses in Lancaster Road were considered
to be suitable for action under Part 3 of the Housing Act. On
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