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The present cottages, which let at a rental of 6s. 6d. per
week, are six-roomed, containing a kitchen, 17ft. 3in. by
10ft. 6in. and 8ft. high ; a parlour, 9ft. 9in. by 9ft. 9in.; and
a scullery, 7ft. 1in. by 6ft. 9in., with copper, sink, and bath,
on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms of the following
dimensions:—13ft. 3in. by 10ft. 3in.; 10ft. 3in. by 7ft.;
and 9ft. 1Oin. by 6ft. 8in. Each cottage stands upon a plot
90ft. by 21ft. 6in., and has a front garden 10ft. in depth,
and a kitchen garden 61ft. in length.
A Local Government Board Inquiry into the application
to borrow a further sum of £4,700 for the erection of an
additional 22 cottages has been held, and the application has
been granted, on condition that a number of smaller cottages
be proceeded with directly these are completed.
A portion of the estate not needed for immediate development
is let off for grazing and allotments.
The cost value of the estate with the present buildings is
£8,310, viz.: Land £2,500, and cottages £5,810.
The total charge against the estate amounts approximately
to £538, and the estimated income is £522.
Taking the land only upon which the existing cottages
stand, a clear profit accrues of £46. Therefore, as the estate
is built upon, the small deficit shown above will be wiped out
and the scheme will become a profitable undertaking.
As the cottages have not been occupied more than six
months, it is impossible to give accurate details upon the
working of the scheme, but in future reports I shall be
enabled to do so.
TOWN PLANNING.
The Council have taken into consideration the question
of Town Planning a portion of their District of about 100
acres, situate between Mays Lane and the boundary of the
district at Pricklers Hill, and have requested the Surveyor
and myself to report upon the subject.
Barnet is delightfully situated, and is destined to become
a much-sought-after residential area.
If this growth has to take place, then it behoves us
under these circumstances to plan out the District upon lines
which will not destroy the amenities which we now possess,
and thus it will remain a District desirable to live in.