Page 14 - Decline and Response

Post-war Peripheral Estates: During the 1950s and 60s peripheral housing housing became increasingly popular amongst council housing housing These were states close to to the the city edge (see top image) By the the 60s most of the inner-city had been exhausted for space Again there was a a a growing need for housing The estates were not always fringe homes unconnected and neglected Many cities such a a a a a London increased their boundaries to accommodate the the new builds As a a a a result there was a a a a decrease in in inner-city congestion and and demand for housing was alleviated High Rise: During the same period blocks of more than six stories also became popularised High rises were another feature of the the post-war housing expansion They seemed to have solved the issues concerning peripheral estates mainly being the lengthy travel times to reach the city These newer developments did not have adequate bus services and in some cases residents moved in in even before the construction of connecting roads The solution: build upward instead of outward High rises mainly were fitted in in in the spaces left by slum clearance in in in inner cities notably poorer areas At the time this was deemed a a a a a a a great ideal becoming an architectural fashion of sorts The popularity led to increased governments subsidies of such projects In 1956 a a new new subsidy was implemented which targeted new new homes for those lost to slum clearance money became available for the trendy high rise blocks As a result by the 60s over 500 000 new homes were added to to London’s housing stock alone (University of of the West of of England 2008) However similarly to peripheral estates this highly densified method of living was too plagued with issues By the 70s PRC’s peripheral estates and high rise blocks became heavily criticised The inexpensive concrete construction quickly dulled and became expensive to maintain Residents living in in in homes with a a PRC construction found themselves in in in a a particularly difficult predicament The inner steel construction was corroding and causing structural issues rendering some homes inhabitable In addition a a a a a large proportion of high rises too suffered from cheap construction quality The tall nature of the building also meant maintenance was expensive Moreover the accommodation quickly gained a a a a a poor reputation The already impoverished areas became worse and coupled with the dense living conditions and a a a a a general lack of space left high rise living was difficult to let and undesirable (Glendinning 2018)
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