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Improvement Grants
In June, 1954, the Council adopted in principle the provisions
of the Housing Act 1949 and the Housing Repairs and Rents Act
1954 in regard to the improvement of housing accommodation, and
consideration of applications for improvement grants began forthwith.
Eighty-four applications were received in 1954 and 110 in
1955, i.e., a total of 194.
The Borough Architect, Engineer and Surveyor comments as
follows :—
Applications received 194
Applications considered by Council :
Approved 88
Disapproved 2
90
Schemes approved in principle and for
which detailed Plans and Estimates
are being prepared for submission to
the Council 33
Detailed schemes received for sub-
mission to Council 4
Applications in hand for examination in
principle —
Applications approved in principle and
subsequently withdrawn for various
reasons 67
194
Warner Estate Ltd.
An application in respect of 98 half-house flats was under
consideration by the Council and a decision was deferred. The
application was subsequently withdrawn by Warner Estate Ltd.
In March, 1955, the Council approved the application submitted
by the Estate in respect of 22 half-house flats. Work has
been completed in 18 of these and is in progress in the remaining
four.
A further application by the Estate in respect of 20 half-house
flats was approved by the Council on the 25th November, 1955,
and work is now proceeding.
Summary
Applications have been dealt with in respect of a total of 335
dwellings, of which 148 have been withdrawn or refused.