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Section 17(1) of the Housing Act, 1957
No. 53a Ealing Road Brentford 1
Nos. 38 48 (consecutive numbers) Half Acre Brentford 11
No. 330 High Street, Brentford 1
No. 404 High Street, Brentford 1
Nos. 26 29 (consecutive numbers) Walnut Tree Road
Brentford 4
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Total of houses demolished during the year 36
Council owned houses certified unfit by the Medical Officer of Health
No Council owned houses were certified unfit during the year by the Medical
Officer of Health
Individual Unfit Houses
The undermentioned properties which are to be demolished as a result of
formal or informal procedure under Section 16 or Section 17(1) of the Housing
Act, 1957 were still awaiting demolition at the end of the year
No 43 High Street Brentford
No 238 High Street Brentford
Nos 15 19 (consecutive numbers) Chiswick Common Road Chiswick
Three families (10 persons) were rehoused from the Chiswick Common Road
houses during the year
Nos, 16 and 18 The Butts Brentford
These properties in respect of which Closing Orders were made in 1962
are deemed to be of architectural or historic interest The remaining family
(2 persons) was rehoused by the Council during the year
No 79 High Street Brentford
An appeal was made against a Demolition Order made in 1963 in respect of
this property and the case was heard at Brentford County Court on 15th October
1964 The Demolition Order was quashed on an undertaking being given in writing
by the owner to the Court not to use the premises for human habitation after
the existing tenants had been rehoused by the Council until the property had
been rendered fit for human habitation or unless planning consent for the use
of the premises for light industrial purposes had been granted
Pour of the families (20 persons) occupying the house were rehoused by the
Council leaving one family still to be rehoused at the end of the year.
No 18 North Road Brentford
Negotiations for the acquisition of this property by the Council were com
pleted during the year The family (3 persons) occupying the house was rehoused
and the house closed
No 53a Ealing Road Brentford
During the year a Closing Order was made in respect of this house The
occupier (1 person) was rehoused by the Council and the house was demolished
by the owners
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