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Housing Act, 1957, Part III—Slum Clearance
The slum clearance programme was continued during the year,
and the following areas dealt with:—
(a) 5—18 (inclusive) and 21, Winifred Place, N.12 (15 houses).
This area was represented to the Council at the beginning of the
year and a Compulsory Purchase Order was made with a view to
using it as a car park. The decision of the Minister is awaited.
(b) 1291 & 1293, High Road, N.20; 1—8 (inclusive), Solomons
Terrace, N.20 (10 houses).
Following an appeal at the end of the previous year, the Minister
confirmed the Clearance Order respecting the above with the exception
of 1291, High Road, N.20, which premises were used mainly
for business purposes.
(c) 1—10 (inclusive), Belgrave Terrace, N.12;
4—10 (even), Stanhope Road, N.12 (14 houses).
This area, which was represented in the previous year, is being
purchased from the owner with a view to using the site as a car park.
(d) (i) 306-324, Friern Barnet Lane, N.20 (10 houses).
(ii) Vine & Oak Cottages, Totteridge Lane, N.20 (2 houses).
(iii) 27, 29, 31, 33, Market Place, N.2; la, Prospect Place, N.2;
1-4, Galpins Cottages, Prospect Place, N.2;
1-17 (inclusive), Prospect Place, N.2 (26 houses).
All the houses in these three areas have now been demolished.
Housing Act, 1957, Part II—Individual Unfit Houses
794a, High Road, N.12.
These premises, consisting of rooms over a shop, were found to
be in a very dilapidated condition and incapable of being made fit
for human habitation at reasonable cost. A Closing Order was made,
the premises vacated and the tenants rehoused by the Council.
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