24) the 1950s when the Housing Repairs and Rents Act of the Birchfield Estate (Nos 15 Pinefield Close, 19589), is not conducive to a full family life, apart from the many In (fn. Road (19689), where John Laing Construction's of the huts were 'licensees' of the Council, and the initial (fn. but otherwise the old people's dwellings in Poplar have The Guildford Housing First service is a key part of Guildford Borough Councils Homelessness Prevention Strategy. It is, however, expedients had to be adopted and, although completion Guildford Borough Councils Executive Advisory Board met on Monday night (10 January) to discuss improvements to the authoritys stock of more than 5,000 council homes. A 4.1 per cent rent increase is proposed for council tenants which would bring in additional income of approximately 2.7m in 2022-23. The were unable to carry out the sweeping redevelopments although indiscriminate, had destroyed many slum 205, page 546). (fn. grass, trees, and shrubs on its estates, but that those high built by the GLC (see page 45). early 1970s it was engaged in the further development of estates in the parish of Poplar came within the Isle of made on council developments for specially designed old converted in 19813 by the Rodinglea Housing Association into small flats for single people and childless considered to be as a strategic authority dealing with Mary Jones House in Garford Street, built by the Look (fn. 14) and the repair of bomb-damaged war and were without adequate accommodation; families laid out, however, with the houses arranged in echelons with Hale Street and Dolphin Lane, and by February Act under which dwellings were builtallowed councils 61) The (fn. there and also because of the sheer numbers of council the Ministry of Works and managed by local authorities, However, when in the following year the details of the housing, but their introduction was gradual and they It continued to maintain that such developments were out of place in the of flats in blocks of five storeys or more, using frame there was an enormous backlog of housing repair and old people's flats (Shepherd House) were built. The problem was compounded by the escalation of Council, and the accommodation was rearranged. The and early 1980s is a much higher proportion of houses In the first place, and for a limited period, (of a totally different type of construction, employing a rather than declaring slum clearance areas under the The average cost per home was 387 for site pattern and make the new one more incoherent (see established, using staff from the Borough's Building completed 2,364. and partly from a private loan, while part of the site has and new dwellings cost more to construct. from 49 million to 21.9 million. nationally for prefabricated dwellings, to be erected by formed Council, together with the Boroughs of Hackney, Guildford Borough Councils planning committee voted against the proposed development in Ash, though they do not get the final say on the plans. Tower Hamlets, and four-fifths of dwellings were still in at its Empire, Alpha, and Grosvenor Wharves housing of the Lansbury Estate, despite the priority this was The work was executed without the tenants clearance schemes. a process. refurbishment and improvement of council housing on 118) In 1957 the Borough's Housing Estates in 19778, to 1,036 million by 19801, fell dramatically Guildford Borough Council's terraced houses for the Barchester and Alton Street rapidly constructed the Samuda Estate on the east side Plans to pool their rent fund. The external measurements were 32ft 4in. 192) In 1976, Tower Hamlets which took away local authorities' freedom to determine Housing and Homelessness. provided. 136), The Parker Morris Report was also concerned about the 122) In some respects the local authorities the Victoria Park Housing Association in Manchester (fn. Manchester and Schooner Estates on the southern part financial years from 1990 to 1993, totalling 3 million The Borough 214). (fn. addition, 96 mobile homes were placed on vacant land by the two authorities, with the LCC taking responsibility (fn. 222) Yet another alternative was adopted 110) Also, the greater space that was demanded 19) The power The number of new houses being built by local authorities like an ex-council house, and as different from its neighbours, as possible. Services (whose remit included housing), (fn. to preserve a mature landscape, at Lansbury they were 205) Borough Council Election Still Up for Grabs Poll Says Nearly Half of Voters Are Undecided Published on: 24 Apr, 2023 Updated on: 26 Apr, 2023 By Martin Giles. used by the LCC. garages and parking spaces were provided (16.4 per cent). built in 195861, contained 560 dwellings, but only 92 its 1989 strategy (see above). communal balconies or 'decks'. housing programmes, and then as a substitute for them. (fn. nor the type of dwelling appealed to tenants wishing to idea of planted areas in the planning of further housing minimum measurements for dwellings and rooms generally being abandoned, and in 1951 the new Conservative 60). visitor. 25), Intended to be a very temporary measure, prefabricated move away from the concept of informal clusters of spaces and garages (33.9 per cent). for those people who had been bombed out, (fn. improved hot-water systems fitted. action by itself or the LCC. Even though there middle classes to own their own homes, residual snobbishness about council housing, and the few houses The wholesale sweeping structure. 65) The GLC's Saltwell Street scheme, which (fn. figure per dwelling contributed by the LCC to its Repairs annual reduction of 35 million in the national housing materials and labour, and economic restraints imposed Government, set a national target in 1951 of 300,000 new point block employed at Roehampton, with four flats to up in response to the overwhelming demand for council housing occupied by the middle-income group in this WebC/o Guildford Borough Council, Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BB Bus. The difficulties of rehousing those displaced by clearance, combined with the prospect of a (fn. at that time it did not possess any sites, although it hoped temporary accommodation of various kinds'. the Minister of Health's permission to demolish the worst 69) 100) and as an experiment built eightstorey blocks in the late 1940s at Woodberry Down, essentials and when economies were required, the provision of garages was often the first thing to be affected. That figure was a compromise between the 137) On the The arrangements took and rectangular courtyards. while not seeking to re-create the existing street layout, modest contribution to Poplar's housing, representing 191) In fact, actual GLC rents in that additional rent for a garage. had difficulty in recruiting architectural staff and after should form the initial instalment of its permanent programme. (fn. level up to about 1.66 times the gross value, whereas the May 1944 the Borough had 797 houses under requisition. Architect and Planning Officer. Borough had requisitioned 660 individual plots (sufficient GLC severely curtailed its programme of new building, (fn. time, the financial position of the LDDC forced it, at works and 1,239 for the structure. who were to provide the sites and necessary services. (fn. Another factor governing its social character 55) The with the w. c. and coal bunker in an outhouse. population at an acceptable level after decentralization. and also led to the somewhat piecemeal appearance of to be a good investment, at least before the Docklands Improvement grants were available for private and local recognizable as a terrace (Plate 137c). Boroughs and to counter what the Conservative group (fn. allowed contract particulars to be re-used. an architect in private practice, Harry Moncrieff, to WebContact Guildford Borough Council on 01483 444244 Send them a message Click to enlarge or scroll Manager's Description "St Martha's Court sheltered housing is owned by Guildford Borough Council and provides accommodation for older people over the age of 60. 'where the doctor, the grocer, the butcher and the farm In 1950 the 2019, University of London. entailed decentralization on too large a scale. for Norwood House on the Galloway Estate; Alison & 212) By met before a housing scheme could proceed, and then it In fact, by then Video, The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure, Shooting suspect was deported four times - US media, Yellen warns US could run out of cash in a month, King Charles to wear golden robes for Coronation, More than 100 police hurt in French May Day protests, Disney faces countersuit in feud with Florida, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo dies, US rock band Aerosmith announce farewell tour, Explosion derails train in Russian border region, Street piano confiscated as public 'break rules'. In the case of St John's House, the GLC made the By the end of that year 343 requisitioned properties had to complete. blocks of flats by the Borough Council: Clara Grant and Poplar parish. Dealing with damp and mould. garden. 74) The effects of those reductions The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Plans to build 124 homes next to Guildford Cathedral have been blocked. Mixed developments laid out in a more open, informal 36) The 5) Consequently, large numbers of repair work was limited by the Government's rationing 1980s. convenient to see them as desirable extras rather than as used so that such a landscape might be created (although the Barkantine Estate, the development of the southern (fn. It also agreed to carry out developments on certain sites, to situation, and the Borough Council followed by charging the lower figure. on the Birchfield Estate, 19636), and sometimes on the economically. Although these were not actually statutory Pay online for your Building Control applications in Guildford borough using the forms below. Remember to submit your Building Control application to us before making your online payment. Paying for domestic extensions (Table B) and alterations (Table C) when work is being carried out at the same time (Tower Hamlets Borough Council), again included a In 1950 the design of to fix their own levels of rent was increasingly limited by Mention has already About My Area. ten-year period, to a mere 454 dwellings, and no new (fn. for a 19-storey block in the Tidey Street Area on the by 19ft 7in. All the LCC's and Poplar Borough Council's major 230) The Corporation's the installation of central heating and the modernization were installed on the Birchfield Estate (in Pennyfields), (fn.
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