Prefabricated and System-built Housing
Dear Richmond upon Thames Borough Council,
I am currently undertaking some research into system-built and other non-traditional houses and flats. I hope to be able to compile a list of such dwellings in a number of boroughs, including your borough.
I am particularly, but not exclusively, interested in housing constructed by and for local authority housing departments in the 1940's 50's and 60's, including such types as TWA, Cornish, Reema, BISF and many dozens of other types of prefabricated concrete, steel and timber, and several types of in-situ concrete dwellings. Much of this housing, but by no means all, was designated under the Housing Defects Act 1984 and was subject to various investigations and recommendations by the Building Research Establishment.
Would you please consult your records, including Housing Department and Building Control files, and let me know of any such dwellings in your Borough and including any that may have been sold, transferred or demolished. Any documents that you have may be of interest to me but particularly those that include street addresses or gazetteers.
Yours faithfully,
Charles Worby, FCIOB, MRICS
Chartered Surveyor
Our Ref: L/ASU/e19536
Dear Charles Worby,
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Our Ref: JS/e19536
Dear Charles Worby,
Your request for information which was received on 22 August 2016 has been
considered.
Please find our response below.
Your request:
I am currently undertaking some research into system-built and other
non-traditional houses and flats. I hope to be able to compile a list of
such dwellings in a number of boroughs, including your borough. I am
particularly, but not exclusively, interested in housing constructed by
and for local authority housing departments in the 1940's 50's and 60's,
including such types as TWA, Cornish, Reema, BISF and many dozens of other
types of prefabricated concrete, steel and timber, and several types of
in-situ concrete dwellings. Much of this housing, but by no means all, was
designated under the Housing Defects Act 1984 and was subject to various
investigations and recommendations by the Building Research Establishment.
Would you please consult your records, including Housing Department and
Building Control files, and let me know of any such dwellings in your
Borough and including any that may have been sold, transferred or
demolished. Any documents that you have may be of interest to me but
particularly those that include street addresses or gazetteers.
Our response:
The borough has some houses which have been subject to PRC repair.
These are contained in two areas; The Unity system houses in Maguire
Drive, Ham and the Boot houses in the Castelnau Estate, Barnes ( a number
of roads).
All the 80 houses in Maguire drive have had repairs (where an external
wall construction is provided).
For the Boot houses there are approximately 400 in total in the borough
and an estimated 175 repaired (mainly external wall rebuilds) but
approximately 25% have been totally rebuilt.
I hope you are satisfied with this response.
If you are dissatisfied please let us know in writing, setting out your
reasons why and send to:
Corporate Complaints and Access to Information Manager
Community Engagement & Accountability Team
Adult and Community Services
3rd Floor Civic Centre
44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
E-mail: [1][Richmond upon Thames Borough Council request email]
Regards
Jane Shields LLB LLM
Data Protection and Information Officer
Community Engagement and Accountability Team
Adult and Community Services
[2][email address]
0208 891 7531
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