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Environmental Health
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Improvement
(a) Improvement Areas
1. Improvement Area No. 1 (Hayes) (Declared 18.11.64)
All the tenanted dwellings in this area, where the tenants were willing to have missing standard
amenities provided, have now been improved. Of the 10 tenanted dwellings where tenants were unwilling
to have standard amenities, two changed their minds during the year and the landlords have
been served with Final Improvement Notices to improve these dwellings within the next 12 months.
The remaining 8 Suspended Notices have not yet expired.
Although the procedure for dealing with the improvement of dwellings under the Housing Act,
1964 is cumbersome all the effort needed, both administratively and technically, has been worthwhile
especially when tenants who are interviewed after improvements have been carried out, comment
very favourably about their new amenities.
Summarising the position in Area No. 1:—
No. of houses in the area lacking in amenities when declared in 1964 ... 108
No. of tenanted houses in the area still lacking in amenities but where
the tenants are unwilling (2 tenants have now changed their minds,
see reference above) 10
No. of houses withdrawn from the Improvement Area and dealt with
by Slum Clearance 4
No. of dwellings provided with amenities 65
2. Improvement Area No. 2 (Hayes) (Declared 12.7.67)
Preliminary Notices were served in respect of 62 tenanted dwellings out of 100 which were lacking
in one or more of the standard amenities, 21 flats were excluded from statutory action owing to
improvements not being reasonably practicable and the remaining 17 dwellings became vacant,
owner-occupied or were demolished.
To comply with the statutory procedure of the Housing Act, 1964 a meeting was held at the
Hayes Civic Hall, Station Road, Hayes, on the 15th October, 1968 to interview all interested parties
affected by the service of the Preliminary Notices.
Since the declaration of the Improvement Area, 4 owner-occupiers in the area have applied for
grants and 8 applications have been received from the owners of tenanted property.
3. Improvement Areas Nos. 3 and 4
Improvement Area No. 3 was declared on 25.1.68 and Area No. 4 on 24.7.68. Valuations on
individual properties are required from the Borough Valuer before the next steps can be taken to
deal with these areas.
Improvement Area No. 3 is situated in Uxbridge (i.e. Waterloo Road, Cowley Mill Road, Bridge
Road, The Greenway, Chiltern View Road, etc.).
Improvement Area No. 4 is situated in Northwood (i.e. Hilliard Road, High Street, Hallowell
Road, Green Lane, etc.).