Non traditional housing lists

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Dear Comhairle nan Eilean Siar,

I’m currently in the process of compiling local authority information of addresses where non-traditional methods have been used.

Several mass building projects for local authority houses were constructed using prefabricated or in-situ techniques such as concrete or steel and often had trade names such as Reema, Wates, Cornish etc. These are both pre and post war. Some of these types were subject to further investigation under the Housing Act 1985.

I would be grateful if you could forward and information you hold of information relating to such dwellings in your local authority. Even if the information is limited it would be of great use. Some local authorities have provided lists showing the road, number and type to assist with identification. I appreciate that this may not relate to your housing stock.

Yours faithfully,

Steven Lees, BSc(Hons), MRICS

CNES FOI Team, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

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CNES FOI Team, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Dear Steven,

Re: help desk request (ticket ref 2017030127000072)

Thank you for your recent request submitted under the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Please accept our sincere apology for the
late response and failing to meet the time limits as set by the Act. I
am afraid we no longer have detailed information about Non-Traditional
housing on the Islands.  
 
The only information we have is as follows;
 

* 50 Phoenix type pre-fabs built in 1948 at Plasterfield, Stornoway,
Isle of Lewis, HS1 2UX
* 8 Orlit type houses built at Ripley Place, Stornoway, HS1 2LP in the
1950’s
* 255 Swedish Timber houses built at various locations throughout the
Outer Hebrides between 1948 and 1954 (40 in Stornoway, 58 on Lewis, 48
on Harris, 60 in Uist and 49 in Barra)
* 10 Scan System houses built on Vatersay. Date unknown.

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01/03/2017 11:30 - Steven Lees wrote:
Dear Comhairle nan Eilean Siar,

I’m currently in the process of compiling local authority information of
addresses
where non-traditional methods have been used.

Several mass building projects for local authority houses were constructed
using
prefabricated or in-situ techniques such as concrete or steel and often
had trade
names such as Reema, Wates, Cornish etc.  These are both pre and post war.
Some of
these types were subject to further investigation under the Housing Act
1985.

I would be grateful if you could forward and information you hold of
information
relating to such dwellings in your local authority. Even if the
information is
limited it would be of great use. Some local authorities have provided
lists
showing the road, number and type to assist with identification. I
appreciate that
this may not relate to your housing stock.

Yours faithfully,

Steven Lees, BSc(Hons), MRICS

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Dear CNES FOI Team,

Thanks very much for completing this for me. It's really interesting.

Yours sincerely,

Steven Lees