The absurdly meticulous reach of UK bureaucracy

Demolition plans emerge for some of Derby's oldest council homes but residents say they haven't been told

Dozens of Derby's oldest council homes could be demolished and rebuilt - but residents say they've not been told about the plan.

Derby City Council has confirmed a masterplan has been drawn up to redevelop around 70 homes on Bretton Avenue and Constable Lane. Housing bosses state the homes in Littleover remain structurally safe and pose no risk to residents living in them despite their age.

But the council homes - built soon after the Second World War - no longer meet national Decent Homes standards, meaning some form of redevelopment is necessary.

It is understood that some of the prefabs on Bretton Avenue would not be included in the redevelopment as they are privately owned.

I noticed this piece because in the early 1950s my aunt and uncle used to live in one of those prefabs on Bretton Avenue in Derby. That's not the reason for posting a link on the blog though. 

Instead, the Decent Homes Standard is worth a quick look as another indication of the absurdly meticulous reach of UK bureaucracy. 

Andrew Burnham thinks we need more of it too, via the EU.