[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wenlock Borough.

  • Much Wenlock (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wenlock Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    -10- An appeal against demolition orders on five old cottages in the Wenlock Ward resulted in the Court upholding the appeal and quashing the orders. The Judge in allowing the appeal said he had not the slightest doubt that the houses were in a substantial state of decay. This property is in worse con¬ dition than any of the numerous houses included in Clearance Areas in the other Wards of the Borough. It is always more satisfactory to deal with two or more houses as a Clearance Area as in the event of an appeal the procedure at a public enquiry and the subsequent inspection of the property by the Inspector usually results in a decision more in line with the Ministry’s housing policy. A matter of difficulty which arises when rehousing from Clearance Areas is that v^hen a family is rehoused before the date by which the houses are required to be vacated, it is not illegal for another family to enter into occupation. It would be helpful to local authorities if the Ministry would consider amending the Housing Act to make it illegal for a house in a confirmed Clearance Area to be reoccupied after the occupants have been rehoused. The follow!ng is the progress made during the year in respect of Clearance Areas; Broseley Ward: Birch Row (7 houses). Clearance Order confirmed by the Ministry on 14.10.58. The family of squatters in this Clearance Area were rehoused during the year and the property demolished. There is nothing to prevent a house in a Clearance Area being re-occupied before the date stated in the Order for the demolition of buildings if it is vacated before that date. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government should consider amending the Housing Act to prevent houses being re-occupied after a Clearance Order has been made by the local authority and the house is vacated. Legges Alley (3 houses). Clearance Order confirmed by the Ministry on 13.10.58. The remaining family was rehoused during the year but the property had not been demolished. Made ley Ward: High Street. Coalport_(10 houses). The Order was confirmed by the Ministry on 23.2.60. All the families were rehoused during the year in houses newly erected in Coalport. The property had not been demolished.