| 10 June 1949 | | | Tenders advertised for 554 various types of houses |
| 14 September 1949 | 13 October 1949 | | Contract placed for front fencing for 554 various types of houses |
| 14 September 1949 | 13 October 1949 | | Contract placed for painter for eleven flat roofed houses |
| 28 December 1950 | 24 January 1951 | | Contract placed for electrical services for thirty-two traditional and seventy non-traditional houses |
| November 1951 | | Scheme accepted | Plans for erection of thirty-eight non-traditional houses at Shortlees at an estimated cost of £46,948 have been granted a warrant by Dean of Guild Court |