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During the war the estate suffered extensive war damage and following
an application by the Tottenham Borough Council, under section
1 of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1944, and the holding
of a Public Enquiry in October, 1946, an area of 23.18 acres comprising
the Tewkesbury Estate, was approved by the Minister of Town
and Country Planning on 30th July, 1947, as being a Declaratory
Area which, for the purpose of dealing satisfactorily with the extensive
war damage, should be subject to compulsory purchase, and
laid out afresh and redeveloped as a whole.
The proposed redevelopment of the estate has been carefully considered
and follows generally modern planning and housing principles,
In this regard particular mention may be made of the closing
of redundant roads which existed in the old communication pattern;
the provision of three floor terra.ce houses; and the phasing
programme.
It is proposed to develop by means of blocks of 3, 4, 5 and
6 storey flats; and 2 and 3 storey terrace houses.

This is equivalent to 26 8 dwellings, or 120 persons per acre of
housing land, which will ensure adequate light, air, and general
amenity.
A primary school site of approximatley 2acres is provided for,
together with a community centre, mission hall, public house and
playing spaces The present Council slipper baths and wash-houses
are to be retained.
It is proposed that development of the estate will be divided
into phases. It will thus be possible for building to be carried
out on the vacant sites, for residents in the old properties to be
rehoused, and then for the properties vacated to be demolished.
The cycle of building, rehousing, and demolition, will then be continued
in an orderly manner.
On the 1st April, 1950, after a local inquiry the Ministry of
Health confirmed acompulsory purchase order under the Housing Act,