WCC is granted permission for a community-led plan to restore Seven Sisters Market

We are pleased to announce that Haringey Council has given planning permission for the Community Plan for the restoration of the Wards Corner building. This exciting and long awaited plan has been prepared by local Architectural Designer, Abigail Stevenson in conjunction with local community input and submitted by the West Green Road and Seven Sisters Development Trust along with Wards Corner Community Coalition (WCC).

This recognition of the Community Plan as meeting planning criteria, is an important step forward in the decade-long contest over how best to improve the site. When implemented this plan would build on an existing bustling and culturally unique market, as well as supporting local businesses, creating spaces for start ups and local artists while restoring a beautiful and iconic building to modern day energy efficient standards.  It would give Tottenham a building to take pride in and would be vital to the community and all those small businesses that already do so well in this area.

The plan received overwhelming support on the planning website, StickyWorld site and on the ground by traders, residents and other local stakeholders. This support gives great heart to all the hard work that has gone into realising this new vision for the Gateway to Tottenham. It is clear from this support that the Wards Corner building is firmly in the collective memory of Tottenham, and supports the restoration approach to regeneration where the history and the character of an area is a driver for development. The West Green Road and Seven Sisters Development Trust is now approaching necessary partners to deliver the proposal.

A virtual tour of the plan is still hosted on cc.stickyworld.com , a web platform which provides a forum where people can easily comment and start discussions on a three-dimensional vision of the future.

•   For further info email WardsCornerCommunity@riseup.net

•   To see the community plan visit https://wardscornercommunityplan.wordpress.com/

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