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The following proposals were approved by the Council for submission
to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government in accordance with
Section 1 of the Act:—
Part 1. The Total Problem.
(i) Estimated number of houses unfit for human habitation
within the meaning of Section 9 of the Housing Repairs and
Rents Act, 1954, and suitable for action under Section 11
or Section 25 of the Housing Act, 1936 1,150
(ii) Period in years which the Council think necessary for
securing the demolition of all the houses in (i) 6 years
Part 2. Orders already made, etc.
(iii) Number of houses in (i) in clearance areas and already
covered by operative clearance or compulsory purchase
orders or owned by the local authority 301
(iv) Number of houses which are already in clearance areas
and for which clearance or compulsory purchase orders
have been submitted to the Minister but have not yet
become operative 78
Part 3. Action in the first five years.
(v) Number of houses which are already in clearance areas
and for which clearance or compulsory purchase orders
are to be made or which are to be purchased by agreement
within the five years Nil
(vi) Number of houses which are to be included in clearance
areas still to be declared and which within the five years
will be owned by the local authority or will have been
included in a clearance order or a compulsory purchase
order submitted to the Minister 771
(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 —
(viii) Number of houses under (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) to be
demolished in the five years 900
(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 —
In approving the above proposals the Minister requested the Council to
submit a statement of their programme for the first year beginning 1st
September, 1955, including the number of houses to be included under Part 3
of the Housing Act, 1936.
The number of houses which can be dealt with during the period above
referred to will depend entirely on the Inspectoral Staff available for this
work, but I estimate that in normal circumstances it will be possible to
submit seven Orders dealing with 387 houses.
The programme was approved by the Council for transmission to the
Ministry.
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