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D. Proceedings under Section 20 of the Housing Act,
1930:-
(1)Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of
which Closing- Orders were made Nil
(2)Number of separate tenements or
underground rooms in respect of
which Closing Orders were determined,
the tenement or room having
been rendered fit Nil
4.—Number of houses owned by the Local Authority
as follows:—
(1)Housing Act, 1890 160
(2)Housing Act, 1919 200
(3)Housing Act, 1923 54
(4)Housing Act, 1925, Part III 121
(5)Other houses owned and let (mainly for
occupation of Council employees) 15
Housing Scheme—Red Lion Hill Area.
During the year the Town Council have had under
sideration a scheme for the erection of flats on what is
known as the Red Lion Hill area. The area in the original
scheme was approximately 9 acres, and included a number
of dwelling-houses abutting on Oak Lane and the Great
North Road, and a number of cottages in Red Lion Hill.
Many of the cottages are of a poor type and considerably
below the standard of working class dwellings in the
Borough.
A Compulsory Purchase Order was applied for and,
after holding a Public Enquiry, the Minister of Health
confirmed the Order with the exception of one property.
Since then several additions have been made to the scheme,
and it is contemplated that eventually some 340 flats will
be erected.
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