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SECTION D
HOUSING
Number of New Houses erected during the year:
(i) By the Local Authority 13 (100)
(ii) By other Local Authorities Nil (Nil)
(iii) By other bodies or persons 487 (391)
The previous year's figures are given in brackets.
Number of Closing Orders made 3
1 & 3, Mashiters Cottages, New Road.
The Post Office, North Ockendon (part).
Number of Houses voluntarily demolished 8
20 & 22, High Street.
42, High Street (Old Police Station).
58, 60 & 62, High Street.
27 & 29, North Street.
Number of Demolition Orders made 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, Woodfine Cottages, Hacton Lane.
Number of Houses demolished follow representations 25
136, 138, 140 & 142, Ardleieh Green Road.
378, 380, 382, 384, 386. 388, 390 & 392, Brentwood Road.
46, 48, 50, 52, 54 & 56, High Street.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, The Avenue.
Undertaking accepted to carry out work 1
2, Mashiters Cottages.
Unfit Houses.
It will be seen that an increased number of houses were closed or
demolished either through voluntary or formal action. Certain houses
will always from time to time descend to a stage at which formal action
is necessary and it can never be said with complete truth that a district
is without sub-standard houses. In Hornchurch, however, houses of this
order comprise a relatively very small number.
Rent Act, 1957—Certificates of Disrepair.
The following is the Return under the Rent Act, 1957. made to the
Ministry of Housing and Local Government covering the period 1st
.January to 31st December. 1963:-
Part 1—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair:
(1) Number of applications for certificates 12(15)
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 0 (0)
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates:
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 8 (6)
(b) in respect of all defects 4 (9)
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 6 (8)
(5) Number of undertakings refused 0 (0)
(6) Number of certificates issued 6 (5)