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The 1st day of August, 19 55 was the date set by the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government for submission of proposals under
section 1, Housing Repairs and Rents Act, 1954. This section
requires local authorities to submit proposals for dealing with
houses which appear to the local authority to be unfit for human
habitation and which ought to be included in clearance areas.
In addition to assessing the number of houses to be included
in future areas, the Minister required to be informed of the time
in which it was estimated the areas could be cleared.
Consultations with the Borough Engineer made it possible to
work out the full proposals which were approved by the Council and
sent to the Minister on the 12th April, 1955, as follows:-
Part 1 The total problem
(i) Estimated number of houses unfit for
human habitation within the meaning of
section 9 of the Housing Repairs and
Rents Act, 19 5 4, and suitable for
action under section 11 or section 25
of the Housing Act, 1936 2,189
(ii) Period in years which the Council
think necessary for securing the
demolition of all the houses in (1) 10 - 15 yrs.
Part 2 Orders already made, etc
(iii) Number of houses in (i) in clearance
areas and already covered by operative
clearance or compulsory purchase
orders or owned by the local authority 98
(iv) Number of houses which are already
in clearance areas and for which
clearance or compulsory purchase
orders have been submitted to the
Minister but have not yet become
operative 223
Part 3 Action in the first five years
(v) Number of houses which are already
in clearance areas and for which
clearance or compulsory purchase
orders are to be made or which are
to be purchased by agreement within
the five years Nil
(vi) Number of houses which are to be
included in clearance areas still
to be declared and which within the
five years will be owned by the local
authority or will have been included
in a clearance order or a compulsory
purchase order submitted to the
Minister 1,280