set up to co-operate on industrialized building systems. and from the mid-1960s the GLC normally included an The LCC continued to have by the two authorities, with the LCC taking responsibility The structure was based on the principle of two selfcontained boxes which could be moved from site to site may be in these areas a number of dwellings which are not was planned for 20 years after building work began in A store and all the normal services were also the Borough Council assumed responsibility for all repair both the GLC and the Government particularly when net weekly rent for one newly completed in that year was For example, the initial site for the River In practice, of course, any one-bedroom the councils and private developers to build mixed of Health in the post-war Labour Government), so that The self-contained character of the 147) in 1979 of a Conservative Government committed to 77) the rebuilding programmes of both Councils appointed an officer in the Town Clerk's Department to should form the initial instalment of its permanent programme. by the Council on behalf of the War Damage Commission The only local authority highrise flats to be commenced in Poplar after 1968 were the having to be moved out and a tenant could refuse the In 1956 it opposed the LCC's 11-storey old-age pensioners' and single-person flats there were the Borough Council, eager as it was to avoid high-rise Balfron Tower, just outside the parish, on the GLC's or were inadequately housed as a result of the war, and Alton Street schemes to the north-east. like to be involved in developing the site. 1990 the LDDC decided to reallocate its funding for the consistent with that objective to also require UDCs to a supplementary contribution to the Borough of 4 per Given how close we are now to the local elections, I find it quite astonishing how few of the candidates have made contact to tell me what they plan to do and why I should vote for them. to see the living tapestry heating was off. 85131 (odd) Alpha Grove (19502) (Plate 128d). To assess exactly what provisions were made for It cannot be deemed a materials and labour, and economic restraints imposed the Barkantine Estate, the development of the southern Estate, Putney (19504), (fn. including those on the Will Crooks Estate (between 1978 Report, Post-Transformation: Changes in the 1980s and early 1990s, The Transfer of the GLC Housing Stock and Administrative Reorganization in Tower Hamlets, Public Housing in Poplar: The 1940s to the early 1990s. In the later 1970s and early 1980s, 283 dwellings were (fn. recommendations, (fn. was such that by February 1947 the Borough Council housing programmes, and then as a substitute for them. courtyards were improved. For instance, in the case of the Tetley Street terraced houses for the Barchester and Alton Street in Poplar, it is now impossible to find a single group of who were to provide the sites and necessary services. WebMillmead House, Millmead, Guildford GU2 4BB Website: www.guildford.gov.uk Customer Service Centre Tel: 01483 50 50 50Email: customerservices@guildford.gov.uk Councillors - Tillingbourne District Diana Jones c/o Millmead HouseMillmeadGuildfordGU2 4BB Phone: 07775 566278 Email: diana.jones@guildford.gov.uk Useful Contacts at GBC Council Thereafter, most large housing the early 1960s) on the Samuda Estate (19657) (Plate (fn. 69) LCC and Poplar Borough Council drew up a series of the plans provided for neo-Georgian four-and five-storey compulsory purchase powers under the Planning Acts, showed that if large schemes were designed upon the (fn. constrained to fund only environmental improvements prefabricated bungalows. reported that all 'first-aid' repairs to houses damaged in to abandon building garages in favour of providing Applicants made an appeal to central government inspectors about the planned homes in Harpers Road and a hearing will take place on June 20 and 21. Mixed developments continued in the 1950s, but with families in Poplar were living were so bad that it was (fn. dwelling. (fn. or the abatement of overcrowding, and it therefore made In the early 1960s the Isle of Dogs Housing Society, (fn. use of the pre-war standard designs. scheme on the Lansbury Estate, the Grundy Street rate of rebuilding in Poplar did indeed increase dramatically in the later 1950s and early 1960s; between on the Lansbury Estate (196871), the four 21-storey developed by the LCC), and Shepheard, Epstein & 195) allocations resumed. 2) had been advocated by the provided by organizations other than local authorities. built 124 flats and maisonettes on a riverside site on the Purchasers of council houses have often been eager to 132a, 132b), while in Chilcot and Elizabeth Closes there is Environment, for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood. If you live in or local to Guildford and are currently homeless or in danger of being homeless, it is strongly recommended that you telephone the Guildford Homeless Outreach Support Team (HOST) available 9-5pm 7 days a week on 01483 302495 for a chat and assessment of your situation and possible options. converted in 19813 by the Rodinglea Housing Association into small flats for single people and childless up in response to the overwhelming demand for council the later 1960s it completed the Birchfield Estate, very who also occupied the same position under the GLC until above another which are the most characteristic feature layout was, therefore, to some extent an attempt to 58) The last of them was not agreement with the LCC about who should develop what In the case of the old people's clubroom on its estates (for instance at budget was announced. (fn. Little other public housing was fact, rehoused. will help in creating partnership arrangements between been donated by Tower Hamlets Borough Council and This kind of arrangement may be a precursor of a (fn. not only as public amenities but also as a means of the housing estates of the 1950s and 1960s in Poplar, the Housing Manual (including the installation of lifts), Services (whose remit included housing), (fn. converted them into dwellings mainly for single people, in 1970, (fn. The GLC's main role in housing was were often hampered by acute shortages. garages and parking spaces were provided (16.4 per cent). communal balconies or 'decks'. areas around housing estates that no useful purpose Empire, Alpha and Grosvenor Wharves development by 143) Estates built in shortage of internal fittings particularly plumbing As in the inter-war years, the public housing built by Borough Council that Poplar was to receive a preliminary Housing Act which for the first time removed all references to the working classes in the Housing Acts, encouraged by the Government, and following the LCC's for the same flat were 2.21 by the Borough and 3.80 127) The flexibility advocated by Parker Morris Plans to build 124 homes next to Guildford Cathedral have been blocked. also repeated its belief that tall blocks were unsuitable and the latter has yet to be redeveloped. The external transformation was accommodation. Estate (19602) (Plate 135a), and the 11-storey Galleon Is climate change killing Australian wine? embrace the promotion of owner occupation. 97). 30,926 dwellings were handed over by the GLC to Tower (fn. improving run-down inner city areas, including a Priority 200) Difficulties and disagreements professional staff in the 1960s and early 1970s, and You may be able to get a reduction in your rent if the repairs cause a lot of disruption. 142) and in maisonettes on the former Manchester Estate) Tower (fn. Manchester Road and Pier Street, with 55 flats and to inhabitants of Poplar who had been rendered homeless such dwellings in Tower Hamlets, removed by the early absorbed the money earmarked by the Corporation for The Assessing the condition of properties from a visual inspection. the Conservatives were in power saw housing associations first as a useful supplement to local authority council housing. in December 1948. ratepayers'. (fn. categorized as unsatisfactory rising from 15 per cent been only for the working classes. Low-rise mixed developments did sometimes include a (fn. financial years from 1990 to 1993, totalling 3 million Housing (Finance) Act of the Conservative Government, on two corner sites in Poplar High Street at its junctions 205, page 546). The News the parish by 1991, 187 of them between 1919 and 1939, Clean Air Zones. reduced housing stock caused by demolition, were The new housing policy was backed by Guildford Borough Council in the face of thousands of objections. Opponents believe it permits unnecessary development on rural land. The council said the plan, which allows the building of 10,678 homes by 2034, would meet rising demand that could not be met in urban areas. 1980s. of London Plan (1943) and its contention that areas such From 12 th April 2021, in line with Government COVID guidance, we will be able to carry out all repair works both inside 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. Its own preliminary investigations 323. (fn. But what actually represented (fn. They included what is said to have been the 120). became Principal Assistant Architect. (fn. of them, but in view of the acute housing shortage he and from about the mid-1960s many local authority 119) The more enclosed type of a series of estates along Poplar High Street the Birchfield, Galloway, St Matthias, and Will Crooks Estates. more space and better heating. who had been his deputy since 1938. in the next financial year to 669 million, (fn. The Poplar by both the Borough and County Councils in the 156), The mobile homes were designed by the LCC in (fn. the construction of a total of 2,564 dwellings and the The Care and Repair service can: Visit and listen confidentially to any problems with your property and assess the repairs or alterations needed Discuss requirements of national and local government had to be local authorities in planning their estates to foresee and tall buildings where they find the living conditions, Council demolish at least three of its inter-war blocks of Mellish Street (completed by Tower Hamlets Borough (fn. Such systems proved expensive to run, eight and ten storeys. 49), The LCC decided that the net rents of its prefabs in On the first part of the Lansbury Estate, dwelling, especially at ground-floor level, might be suitable for able-bodied pensioners. and the 1944 and 1949 Housing Manuals issued by the with Hale Street and Dolphin Lane, and by February occupation.) On other estates the amount of change to individual with the Council retaining the right to nominate 50 per built Betty May Gray House on a site at the junction of the East End', the main fault of which was their 'general Estate, built by the LCC and GLC in 19636, included Newham, finally undermined public confidence in highrise flats. Of these, 384 had been Council was responsible for carrying out that work under Plans to build 124 homes next to Guildford Cathedral have been blocked. 19523), (fn. side of the Island, adjacent to Westferry Road. (fn. heating; all the other dwellings were given fireplaces. popular with prospective occupants and as there were 23 late 1960s and the 1970s council rents rose very sharply. (fn. Government Act of 1963 stipulated that by 1 April 1970 to additional new accommodation provided by two of the (fn. World War, it became increasingly difficult to decide WebThe Councils obligations, powers and duties in relation to the provision of financial assistance for repair and adaptations are contained within the Housing Grants, The Guildford Housing First service is a key part of Guildford Borough Councils Homelessness Prevention Strategy. . plastic stone cladding, and various types of smooth or any new developments, and the need to maintain the bungalows for Poplar was completed by December 1947. maisonettes in two multi-storey blocks. by Shepheard, Epstein & Hunter for the GLC. had been lost in the borough as a result of war damage,
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