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owner or agent at the premises to discuss the
matter and endeavour to agree the extent and
method of the repairs. In most instances the
repairs are carried out as a result of this
informal action and it is necessary only in a
comparatively few cases to bring the circumstances
to the attention of the Council and to serve
Statutory Notices,
Some 1,505 visits were made during the
course of the year in connection with housing matters
and as a result repairs were effected at l&l dwellings.
In 1955, following a survey of the district,
the Council approved a programme for the clearance of
the houses considered to be unfit for habitation,
estimated to number 76. It was anticipated that
this task could bo completed within a period of five
years. A substantial commencement on the programme
was made during 1956 when three groups of dwellings
totalling 25 houses, were declared to be Clearance
Areas. The properties involved were:
1-10 Lily Villas N.ll. (10 houses)
1-21 Ada Cottages,N.11. (11 houses)
16 - 22 East Road, N.ll, ( 4 houses)
Both Lily Villas and Ada Cottages were
subsequently purchased by the Council in agreement with
the owners and the houses are rapidly being emptied
and the occupiers rehoused as a preliminary to
demolition. A Compulsory Purchase Order was made
in respect of 16-22 East Road and has now been confirmed
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government
after a Hearing into an objection to the making
of the Order by the owner of one of the properties.
The ground floor of another property,
occupied as a separate dwelling, was closed to
habitation under the provisions of Section 12 of the
Housing Act 1936 on account of its condition and
the occupants were rehoused by the Council.
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