| AdminHistory | In 1949 - 1951, numerous County Boroughs deposited Extension Bills for Parliamentary approval; consequent on the lapsing of the Local Government (Boundary Commission) Act, 1945, and an invitation by the Minister of Health for the submission of Extension Bills. In November 1949, 18 corporations deposited Extension Bills, many to meet future housing requirements. Fourteen of these Bills went forward. In 1950, Sheffield submitted a Boundary Extension Bill to ensure a future supply of housing development land. In 1950, the Corporation had only land for housing for a further two years. The Corporation had acquired some land outside its boundaries, in the West Riding, to house an overspill population. There were obvious planning difficulties in developing land for overspill population outside the control of the City. The purpose of the Bill, therefore, was:
(a) to incorporate into the City land already owned by the City, but lying outside its boundaries;
(b) to incorporate into the City new land for further housing development.
The Bill proposed to incorporate into the City parts of the parishes of Beighton and Eckington in Chesterfield Rural District Council (1,425 acres) and parts of the parishes of Bradfield and Ecclesfield in Wortley Rural District Council (8,630 acres). The Corporation had already some housing development in these parishes (Handsworth Woodhouse, Frecheville, Gleadless and Parson Cross), but required further land for the building of an additional 15,000 houses. Of the 8,630 acres proposed to be taken from Wortley Rural District Coununil, it was estimated that only 3,000 acres would be suitable for housing. The Ministry of Health objected to the Extension Bill on the grounds that the Corporation must own land before proposing to incorporate it by Boundary Extension. |