Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Chettle Court's Future in Doubt
Chettle Court, 1988, Photo: Tower Block UK
According the Defend Haringey Council Housing organisation, Chettle Court and Stokely Court, a sheltered housing block between Hornsey High Street and Alxandra Park have both been added to a council list as sites for housing development.
The organisation says
In both cases, these are estates with good homes that residents are happy with.Stokley Court is a successful Good Neighbour scheme for vulnerable and older people. Chettle Court is one of the borough’s best designed estates, and it has had thoughtful and effective improvement work as well.
The group make it clear that they fear that demolition is a real prospect as a result of the listing. They say that they are determined that both buildings should be retained and are campaigning to achieve this.
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Permalink Reply by Hisky0 on
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Yes of course! At the moment the documents online dates back 2017 - so Haringey hasn't shared an updated version since then - I'll get in contact and chase them.
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The site allocations document is a formal planning document which has to go through a lot of loopholes to update or produce, because of its status as a "Development Plan Document" - basically part of the Local Plan and it has to go through two stages of very legalistic consultation, and an examination by planning inspectors. Haringey won't produce a new one until they produce a new Local Plan which usually takes several years. This is the same as for any other council.
However, you can still redevelop land which isn't in the site allocations document, so many councils will maintain other lists of potential sites, for different purposes.
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Having read the Enfield Indy article that Richard linked to below, it seems like the list to which Chettle Court has been added is the Housing Delivery Programme list rather than the Site Allocations List (or it could be both for all I know).
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Permalink Reply by Richard Matz on
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I was unable to attend and watch the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 16th, and the minutes have not yet been published, but the Enfield Independent has covered it here
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Thanks, Richard. That's helpful. Having read that, I found the minutes for a meeting last summer on the same issue (attached). That might explain a little more.
Update on the Council housing delivery programme Juy 2019.pdf
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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on
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This is the update that went on 16 June this year
https://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/documents/s116397/Cabinet%20rep...
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Thanks, Michael. Do you have any idea about whether the addition of a site to this list means that demolition is likely. DHCH certainly seem to fear it.
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I’m rather confused by this claim. The Enfield Independent carried a report of the debate at Cabinet on 16 June - extract below
Cllr Ibrahim said the homes needed to be refurbished, and council was exploring the potential for a larger scheme that would allow people to move “straight into brand new accommodation”.
“Nobody is going to have to move,” she added. “If this does go ahead, I would only agree to something going ahead where people stay on site and do not have to move off. If they did move, it would be from their home into a brand-new property. If that is not what they want, that will not happen.”
That certainly doesn’t sound like demolition to me.
https://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/18523487.seven-sites-hari...
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It's certainly not what you'd conclude from reading that alone. I'll see if I can fnid out where their fears come from.
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Permalink Reply by Arkady on
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It could be a phased scheme where some of the new properties are built before any demolition happens
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If you extended Mount View and Ridge Roads and connected them with a loop along the ridge, and lined the extended roads with descent townhouses, you could increase density and the attractiveness of the streescape on that site.
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