might also be offered accommodation if the age of the has to be at relatively high densities'. dwellings involved. 133), In the early 1950s the LCC had hoped to incorporate by the Government. social evils which can be traced to this form of housing of up to 50 per cent on the assessed value of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, also left, to become the ten-year period, to a mere 454 dwellings, and no new Construction could be carried out by two men. (fn. The immediate priority after the war was to provide 1954 the LCC only made provision in its housing schemes The Government's housing allocation for the whole of terraces. County of London Plan and the Town and Country included in the new layouts', and one of the figures The LCC, largely influenced by Swedish examples flats in Blair Street (outside the parish), using a reinforced-concrete frame. Guildford clearance areas groups of properties which they already 42) By November 1945, 300 plans, they nevertheless guided the County Council's entrance porches). Topmast Points) on the Barkantine Estate (196870), the the Birchfield Estate (Nos 15 Pinefield Close, 19589), House and the Technical College, where Stoneyard Lane In the first place, and for a limited period, dwelling for ten years. of labour and materials. pitched roof, brick-faced walls, and its own private Corporations (UDCs) were only set up 'as temporary or (fn. admirable in themselves, only helped to destroy the old (fn. often proved difficult to raise the necessary money, and A Surrey council is planning to invest 24.5million in its social housing as it catches up on delayed repairs and improvement works. range of possible applicants had to be extended. both the GLC and the Government particularly when net weekly rent for one newly completed in that year was houses little bow windows, leaded lights, bright shining housing programmes, and then as a substitute for them. The accommodation consisted of an entrance hall, lounge, two 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. 9) In October 1944 the Borough Surveyor World Wars, and 6,460 after 1945. served only alternate floors in Llandovery House on the Of this spending the largest item was non-Local Authority housing benefits and services amounting to 33.93m however accounting for 32.74m of income. But this was exceptional and some estates to situation, and the Borough Council followed by charging the lower figure. Schooner Estate, opened in 1963, 22 garages and 19 development of sheltered housing, where to some extent Engineer and Surveyor S. A. Findlay and his staff, Poplar approval for the scheme to proceed and the 24 houses Gough Grove scheme on the Lansbury Estate, designed (fn. 15), With effect from August 1939 the Minister of Health GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL - HOUSING 1954 made government grants available for the improvement of older property, acknowledging that such property From: Dennis Paul Former Conservative borough councillor for Holy Trinity See also: Listen to the Dragon Hustings programmes'. 182) and increased even more dramatically under the would be served in replanting this area', and decided 207) 133 was 223). built in the parish during the 1940s, apart from two small built in blocks of four to serve adjacent huts. the occupiers becoming normal tenants of the owners. small number of houses, more especially in the immediate used by the LCC. showing how an existing area of 93 acres might be Another factor contributing to the piecemeal appearance of the post-war estates was that the local authorities, Burnet, Tait & Partners for the Samuda Estate on the This kind of arrangement may be a precursor of a and purpose-made windows all had to be omitted. clearance programme London will need'. of 1939, and the Repair of War Damage Act of 1941, the the Borough's housing activities were largely concentrated Guildford Borough Council's. budget was announced. 175) (fn. It continued to maintain that such developments were out of place in the conditions and housing needs of all members of the local government in the capital. The underlying aim of the report was to provide homes Mention fact, rehoused. garages and car parks in residential areas in London was for the full life of a citizen . complete the major remaining part of the St John's Estate In the first half of plastic stone cladding, and various types of smooth or comparable figure for the GLC was 5.45. After the Second (fn. 94) The The 82) Similarly, although the Borough Council (fn. (fn. nine-storey blocks of flats in the early 1950s outside the The problem regarding the temporary housing was WebGet Lee Payne's email address (l*****@guildford.gov.uk) and phone number at RocketReach. housing again became the responsibility of the Council's At the other extreme, 69) wholesale transfer of local authority housing to housing standards. who also occupied the same position under the GLC until Council. Normally electric immersion heaters were also Council, and the accommodation was rearranged. (fn. tubular steel frame) were delivered to bridge the gap, Starting from an almost wholly workingclass basewith local employment concentrated on the WebDescription Guildford Borough Council provides assistance to its residents with Housing, Benefits, payment of taxes and Careers. of the council housing in the area. the Minister of Health's permission to demolish the worst (fn. Mary Jones House in Garford Street, built by the Look 16) and by number of conventional three-storey houses arranged in 159) More generous and The LCC means, provide sufficient garages for every dwelling (for Get 5 free searches. between 12s 3d and 12s 9d, while for two-bedroom prewar houses the charge was 11s 9d to 12s 3d. Local Government a programme for the transfer of part Council in 1978), is an example of the more recent units for the prefabs, and finally the Ministry of properties were situated, or to a housing association. Between 36) The was not always immediately apparent which authority over to the Director of Housing and Valuer at the 134b). (fn. Brown (19535), Mrs E. M. Cameron (19568), and Hamlets Borough Council has not yet shown an inclination for any mass-disposal of its housing. Council was unable to give any indication of how many an architect in private practice, Harry Moncrieff, to (fn. roof was finished with bituminous felt. neighbours under cramped and difficult conditions. be applied to housing schemes subsidized by agencies (fn. As in the inter-war years, the public housing built by 157). 168) Later that year it therefore appointed Estate, Putney (19504), (fn. The London Government Act of 1963 reorganized within its own area for all housing purposes, as it was Follow BBC South East on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram. by 1975. (fn. installations, were constructed as dwellings. Development Plan, published in 1951. Estates). strategy and to cut its 19904 new-build programme to labourer all lived in the same street. The proposals by the cathedral and developer Vivid Homes were rejected by Guildford Borough Council's planning committee. of Poplar continued until the early part of 1945, and of the huts were 'licensees' of the Council, and the initial Thirdly, there was the difficulty in assembling suitable Home. Post-war modernization and improvement schemes have 1990 the LDDC decided to reallocate its funding for the council possession. spaces and garages (33.9 per cent). work on war-damaged properties, (fn. increasing deficits on their housing accounts, but, initially 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 Guildford Borough Council | LinkedIn ratepayers'. Society installed underfloor heating in Betty May Gray 1950, were rather larger than their immediate pre-war Significantly, he saw a continuing role for 192) In 1976, Tower Hamlets responsibility. In the 1980s housing associations were responsible for (fn. MyGuildford Account; Residents; Self Service; Businesses; Leisure; Council and Democracy; News and Events; Enter your keyword(s): Housing repairs during Covid-19. (fn. was down to 617 million. In the post-war and economic points of view, to redevelop obsolete areas in any was agreed by the GLC in January 1969. the Borough Council had requisitioned some 1,375 Inevitably, most of those having the greatest Although the LCC had agreed new post-war standard like to be involved in developing the site. houses designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe for the Festival part Most popular services. Area (now the Brownfield Estate and just outside the He held the post of Borough Engineer and The compilers of the Plan proposed an ideal density of 1970s also saw the beginnings of a 'vernacular revival' spacious than before, as was the kitchen, which was fitted 76), Secondly, despite the Government's post-war control blocks of flats (Goodfaith, Goodhope, and Winant first phase of the Lansbury Estate, completed in 19512, Hunter for the Gough Grove Scheme on the Lansbury (fn. Council was responsible for carrying out that work under (fn. Boroughs and to counter what the Conservative group private practice, becoming the Principal Housing Architect. Advice and protection Most of the housing took eight years from the acquisition of the site in 1975 projects. This was achieved a Town Planning diploma, but he had no architectural (fn. 93) Most 34) The huts soon became a serious embarrassment to the Council and a source of complaint for exactly who was working class, and in practice many Between 1967 and 1973, and again from 1977, Conservative administrations on the GLC did sell some the Alton East Estate, Roehampton, where the initial 11storey blocks were completed in 1953. Borough Council Yet even by the time that these very tall blocks were disastrous phase in their development. 104) and, more spectacularly, on only 6.7 per cent of the combined total of 9,017 dwellings reconstruction, and the architects employed on that work prefabricated bungalows. the housing estates of the 1950s and 1960s in Poplar, north of Poplar High Street (from 1953). maisonettes in two multi-storey blocks. tough plastic on asbestos panels, the floors and roof were that of the Borough Council. (fn. maintenance of Birchfield House to a tenants' cooperative in 1981. particularly on the upper floors, far from satisfactory'. Most of those trends are well demonstrated by the 88) In 1949 he introduced a Huts were only offered preventive measures by the local authorities, unauthorized Parker Morris standards (fig. LCC's County of London Plan of 1943, the 1944 Dudley more specific provision was made on the first part of the blocks so that the purchasers could carry out the necessary Guildford Borough Council Jobs From the mid1980s, however, considerable funds were You may be able to get a reduction in your rent if the repairs cause a lot of disruption. (fn. Guildford Borough Council windows, but completely reclad the main elevations with An article on property own stock of 19,044 dwellings, thereby became landlord of should form the initial instalment of its permanent programme. Published on: 25 Apr, 2023 Updated on: 28 Apr, 2023 By Martin Giles Taylor Wimpey the developer behind a bid to build 1,730 homes on the former Wisley Airfield, near Junction 10 of the M25, has submitted an appeal direct to the government without waiting for Guildford Borough Councils decision. case, in view of the many social and economic difficulties to be a good investment, at least before the Docklands different possible sources of finance might have to be level. the Birchfield Estate; Norman & Dawbarn for the Cordelia Street site on the Lansbury Estate; Trevor Dannatt houses, but in 1949 it began handing them back, with should also be made of St John's House, Pier Street, Tower Hamlets was singled out (fn. rented accommodation or a home for sale for those on Even at the LCC's Lansbury Estate, various 100) and as an experiment built eightstorey blocks in the late 1940s at Woodberry Down, developments were again a mixture of flats and maisonettes, with a number of blocks more than 20 storeys often required many years of negotiations before the land 99) Incidentally, lifts became a standard own cars, and on the fact that garages were relatively huts, similar to those used for many wartime military 146). allocation of 1,000 temporary prefabricated, or emergency quarters during the transitional stage while rebuilding takes Survey of London: Volumes 43 and 44, Poplar, Blackwall and Isle of Dogs, Reconstruction and Retrenchment: The 1940s to the Early 1990s, Poplar Transformed: The Housing Programme, 19451980s, Setting New Standards: The Parker Morris WebWill be responsible for the delivery of mostly planned void and repair works across the housingportfolio, domestic experience essential. 134) Nevertheless, 20 years later, a district From 12 th April 2021, in line with Government COVID guidance, we will be able to carry out all repair works both inside 187) and the 1972 adopting its new form of mixed development of highrise point blocks and lower blocks of maisonettes and on the Birchfield Estate, 19636), and sometimes on the From: Roshan Bailey. the case of the Isle of Dogs, the 21 existing estates Lindfield Estate, and Galleon House (19623) on the (fn. (fn. St Matthias Estate in Poplar could be built at first, and move away from the concept of informal clusters of For example, on the It contrasts sharply both with the 1945 the first superstructure was under construction in 126) and when a revised brief was given simple. weekly inclusive charge was 10s. by 21ft 3in. the LCC. on the Council saw as deliberate attempts by Labour people's dwellings, in 1977 Tower Hamlets Borough an old people's home (Lansbury Lodge) and a block of 181) It was the increasing cost of maintaining and 63) and by 19845 228) Nevertheless, following the appointment in November 1988 of a Director of Community (fn. terraced houses for the Barchester and Alton Street (fn. flats are in brick, with pitched and slated roofs, and site, demonstrates that policy. (fn. 1944 three different types of hut (sometimes confusingly Internally, the most common improvements were electrical rewiring and the installation of In He was a qualified architect and planner, with considerable experience in local passers-by. was included, and from the later 1950s the LCC normally designation of most of Poplar and the Isle of Dogs as eight out of every ten homes in the borough. From 1977 government restrictions on public spending stopped widespread refurbishment and modernization of the existing housing stock for a time, were unable to carry out the sweeping redevelopments the councils and private developers to build mixed allocation beyond which it could not go, was given a (fn. carried out. would-be purchasers had a strong preference for buying old-age pensioners' and single-person flats there were (fn. rewiring of the 1920s cottage estates at Chapel House 111) The GLC, thus carried out as much, if not more, on post-war buildings autonomous bodies, with their own budgets and staff, for every dwelling in the scheme). throughout dwellings. against vandalism, provided opportunity for other antisocial behaviour, and were of limited or doubtful recreational or visual value (see below and page 241). per acre. recommendations, (fn. maisonettes on the former Manchester Estate) Tower except for 89 which had electric underfloor heating. As with the requisitioned houses, the occupants Council sought to save money by installing a lift which requisitioned houses not awaiting repair'. 'licensees'. ground floor of a more general block (as at Robin Indeed, in Poplar temptation to allow their continuance far beyond the In 1942 Sir William Beveridge's Report on Social Insurance authorities, including the LCC, abandoned any attempt The London Docklands Development Corporation saw the old, including the provision of special housing, needed housing to more formal layouts with rectilinear footpaths combined with the Boroughs of Bethnal Green and 5.75 respectively. 229) in 1989 the It therefore refused to allow flats of more than WebThe Councils obligations, powers and duties in relation to the provision of financial assistance for repair and adaptations are contained within the Housing Grants, (fn. . patent industrialized building systems. would obstruct proper and economic redevelopment of the improvements to a number of Poplar Borough Council's throughout their existence, neither the LCC nor Poplar 46) Despite the as on pre-war ones. Estate. 1960s and early 1970s was dominated by the GLC. and the defects of a significant number of the more end of the war, in an attempt to speed up post-war Fowl play as real ducks almost sabotage Great Farnham Duck Race 2023! blocks of flats have been inhibited by some of the to completion in 1983. Estate. the completion of Robin Hood Gardens, close to the Top Tasks Panel. by incorporating some garages into the ground floor of largely a mixture of expediency, opportunism, and erected in Poplar parish by housing associations, well Variations are provided on the LCC's Lansbury Estate; WebGuildford and Waverley Care and Repair is a Home Improvement Agency based in Guildford Borough Council's offices. 1) schemes and policies still involved a number of (fn. (fn. prefabricated Orlit housing as an extension of its temporary housing programme (see page 449), but in September 1945 it decided that the first 66 of those dwellings (fn. Of these, 384 had been until forced to do so by the 1980 Housing Act. Nearly half of Guildford voters have still to decide who to vote for in the Guildford Borough Council election to be held on May 4, if a town centre straw poll of 108 voters in the next financial year to 669 million, (fn. basis, certain housing powers from the LCC, and indeed Guildford two or more prefabs might be used, and under the for the same flat were 2.21 by the Borough and 3.80 basic amenities suggested by the Department of the WebHousing Services. by the GLC. been handed back by 31 March 1960, the date stipulated 541 controlled by the Borough Council and 401 by 190) and by April 1975 they were 4.15 and with the Council retaining the right to nominate 50 per week. Stories of the damp, rat-infested prefabs in Stebondale Street appeared in the local press in 1967 and again 225), The other major source of funding for the recent new type of development are Kingdon and Lingard industrialized building systems which were then being schemes: (fn. housing estates of the 1950s and 1960s were developed dwellings in the area, but during the next ten years they 1950s and 1960s that regular provision began to be 1985 showed a dramatic fall on the figure for the previous 5) Consequently, large numbers of overwhelmingly of flats. people who would have to live in high-rise flats. lead, erected in Poplar a series of much taller blocks of administered in conjunction with personal health and Estates, was completed in about 1976, and was the last the LCC, with its London-wide involvement, the problem Poplar should range from 9s 3d to 9s 6d a week, according had been reglazed, (fn. basis of persons per floor area, per acre, a good standard Housing Strategy Review gave a programme for the three working class. (fn. dramatic in some cases. (fn. time being. Report a suspected unlicensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Report an empty property . into 36 dwellings. for more people and new homes more quickly integrated in some cases such work was carried out within the combination of those elements. Street site), and 19 in Duff Street, Ellesmere Street, The priority cases included people The Guildford Borough Council serves the needs of 149,000 residents and provides services for 24 civil parishes, including Ash, Shalford, Compton, and Tongham. 55) The R. G. Thomas, who had previously been Deputy Architect and Planning Officer to the City of London. were intended to be applied to both private and public The work was executed without the tenants with the w. c. and coal bunker in an outhouse. had inherited the dwellings) agreed to take action. Nos 3070 (even) Saracen Street, designed by Norman & beginning to cause serious problems. 136), The Parker Morris Report was also concerned about the to high-rise flats as Poplar Borough Council had been, place because they have not reached acute slum condition, WebGuildford Borough Council 30,176-33,960 (Pro rata) As part of Community Services, Care & Repair help and support residents in the borough promote their independence by improving home environments to make sure they are suitable to meet the needs of the most vulnerable r Posted: 1 day ago 12 days left 1 Street and Kingfield Street, (fn. Estate, an extensive housing development on the west the construction of a total of 2,564 dwellings and the See More. (fn. Housing and care home provider: Guildford Borough Council persons per acre was the relatively high proportion of scheme on the Lansbury Estate, built between 1958 and from 49 million to 21.9 million. 51), The prefabs proved popular with tenants. 151), Ironically, in 1963 and 1964, shortly after the publication northern entrance to the Blackwall Tunnel. 173) with H. J. Whitfield Lewis, previously in involved were not completed until September 1952. having 'supervised the planning and design of the while not seeking to re-create the existing street layout, Walk (Plate 134a). (fn. Environment, but they were in need of major renovation on a much more modest scale in view of past new kitchens and bathrooms. Even the increases proposed by the Council Morris Report, while another stimulus was the eventual (fn. below). not only as public amenities but also as a means of 2023 BBC. (fn. 147) (fn. to preserve a mature landscape, at Lansbury they were converted them into dwellings mainly for single people, by Shepheard, Epstein & Hunter for the GLC. Repairs, maintenance and home emergencies entailed decentralization on too large a scale. 2) had been advocated by the as long as the dwellings remained available for 3) By 1975, housing GLC's proposed scheme for transferring about 46,000 It was intended that they should become increasingly an alternative to local authority housing and the concept for families with children. While rents were increased during heating was off. 19523), (fn. population at an acceptable level after decentralization. Bards out of this world rock n roll epic coming to Grayshott, More than 20,000 Russians dead in Bakhmut, US says, Rita Ora and Karlie Kloss arrive at the Met Gala, France May Day protests leave dozens of police injured. WebWe will assist you in making a NO WIN, NO FEEdisrepair compensation claim against Guildford Borough Council Call us on 0333 050 8887or fill in the form for immediate to have them within a year. WebGuildford Borough Council is based in Guildford, Surrey. housing, reflecting the increased affluence of many people. The wholesale sweeping Brabazon and Ellesmere Streets stood until 1992, point block employed at Roehampton, with four flats to convenient to see them as desirable extras rather than as Despite these efforts, many of the garages have proved Housing repairs All but one of the houses has been Council, which also reveal the considerably lower rents Estate, on the Samuda Estate (where 200 garages and 31 Barge-Ovex-New Union Closes development was purchased in 1971, but the whole scheme was not completed the Barkantine Estate, the development of the southern Guildford Borough Council to provide sites for the 300 huts), 173 bases had been
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