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33, Chapel Hill
2-6 (cons.), Harrington Buildings.
No. 3 Order : 15 and 17, Samuel Street.
No. 4 Order : 3-9 (odd), Samuel Street.
No. 5 Order : 25-35 (odd), Samuel Street.
The land affected is all contained in the St. Mary's Comprehensive Redevelopment
Area. It is proposed to build on the site some 270 new dwellings, the majority
of which will be in the form of blocks of flats.
About 138 families will be displaced from the five Clearance Areas.
In addition, there are some " added " properties which will be required to be
purchased by the Council in order to develop the area adequately.
Slum Clearance Programme, 1956-60.
During the year the Borough Council, in consultation with the County Council,
agreed on a substantial slum clearance programme to be undertaken in the next
five years. The total number of properties in the Borough scheduled to be dealt
with by the end of 1960 is 1,112, of which 554 will be dealt with by the Borough
Council. This figure does not include some 100 individual unfit houses which are
solely the responsibility of the Borough Council.
Scheduled in the Borough Council's programme for early clearance and redevelopment
are 190 properties in the Glyndon Area. Eighty-five of these properties
were part of the County Council's 1955 programme before transfer to this
Council.
Another large area to be cleared and redeveloped by the Borough Council is
the Kirkham Street Area, Plumstead, comprising 59 properties.
Among the areas to be dealt with by the County Council is the Glenalvon Place
Area, Woolwich, comprising approximately 150 properties.
Certificates of Disrepair.
Under the provisions of the Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954, the landlord
of a property may, subject to certain conditions, increase the rent of the property.
If the tenant of a house, after receiving notice of an increase of the rent is of the
opinion that the house is not in a good condition, he may at any time apply to the
local authority for a Certificate of Disrepair. A total of 32 such applications from
tenants for the issue of (Certificates of Disrepair, following service of notice by the
landlord, were dealt with during 1955. Five of these applications were refused,
the conditions at the premises concerned not being sufficiently serious to warrant
the issue of a Certificate.
In addition, 24 applications were received from owners for the revocation of
Certificates of Disrepair. The Health Committee on being satisfied that all the
work listed on the Certificates of Disrepair had been satisfactorily carried out,
revoked 18 of these Certificates, the remaining six applications being refused as
the work had not been completed satisfactorily.
During the year the Council also issued eleven Certificates of Disrepair to tenants
under the provisions of the Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts, the
houses in question not being in a reasonable state of repair. A further three
applications for such Certificates were refused, the conditions at the premises not
being sufficiently serious to warrant the issue of such a Certificate.
Housing Progress, 1955.
The number of dwellings built in the Borough of Woolwich during the year
1955 may be summarised as follows :—
By the Borough Council 213
By the London County Council 79
By the Housing Association 75
By private enterprise 65
Total 432
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