Why did the AHC demolish the old terraces on the Block before the final plans for redevelopment where ready?
A. Under normal circumstances the AHC would not have undertaken the expensive process of spot demolitions if there wasn’t a serious concern, at the time, that the derelict terraces posed a dangerous health and safety risk to the remaining community. Ordinarily, derelict properties can be secured temporarily and demolished in one go when a Master Plan is complete and construction is ready to commence. However, in the past, vacant properties on the Block became sites for drug use/dealing and other criminal activity, by non locals using the area. The empty terraces were an extreme fire hazard and were usually filled with discarded used syringes. While unsecured these buildings exposed local children, who play in and around them, to infectious diseases from discarded syringes. Click the following link to view the derelict buildings demolished.
