Initially the local authority promised to build 1,000 new houses to accommodate the workforce by the end of 1938, but by February 1939 it had only awarded a contract for 100.
Til at starte med havde de lokale myndigheder lovet at bygge 1.000 nye arbejderboliger inden udgangen af 1938, men i februar 1939 var der kun udfærdiget kontrakter for 100.