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This left 146 houses still to be dealt with but of this number 140 are
included in the High Street Redevelopment Area and the Walnut Tree Road Redevelopment
Area and inspection of these will probably be delayed until redevelopment
is imminent
Although much has been done this does not mean that a halt can be called
to the clearance of unfit properties The position will always be under review
and houses will continue to be dealt with when their condition warrants it,,
Details are set out below of the year s work towards the completion of the
task of rehousing the occupants and effecting the demolition of unfit houses
in clearance areas and elsewhere, including the remainder of those reported in
previous years:-
Albany Road No, 6 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1957
Nos. 19 - 25 (odd numbers) Albany Road Brentford)
Nos. 29 - 37 (odd numbers) Albany Road, Brentford) (Demolished 1960)
Nos. 280 - 289 (consecutive numbers) High Street, Brentford
One family still remained to be rehoused from the High Street properties
at the end of the year
Percy Cottages Compulsory Purchase Order, 1960
Nos. 1-4 (consecutivenumbers)Percy Cottages, Brentford (Demolished 1962)
Nos. 173 and 174 High Street, Brentford, and
Nos. 175, 176 and 177 High Street, Brentford
Two more of the properties (173 and 174 High Street) were demolished during
the year One family (2 persons) was rehoused leaving one family still to be
rehoused from the High Street properties at the end of the year
Half Acre No. 1 Clearance Order, 1959
Nos 38 - 48 (consecutive numbers) Half Acre, Brentford.
These properties were still awaiting demolition at the end of the year
Spring Grove No. 1 Compulsory Purchase Order, 1960
Nos. 1 - 15 (odd numbers) Spring Grove, Chiswick,
Nos. 14 - 32 (even numbers) Spring Grove, Chiswick, and
Nos. 98 and 99 Strand-on-the-Green Chiswick.
Numbers 1-15 (odd numbers) Spring Grove were excluded from the Order by
the Minister of Housing and Local Government on an undertaking by the owners
that they would either repair and modernise the eight houses or redevelop the
land themselves Neither of these proposals had been carried out at the end
of the year and the position is to be discussed further with the Minister of
Housing and Local Government.
Twelve of the Houses (14 - 32 (even numbers) Spring Grove and 98 and 99
Strand-on-the-Green) were demolished during the year and 8 families still remained
to be rehoused (from 1 - 15 (odd numbers) Spring Grove) at the end of the
year.
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