After Mountiew Theatre pulled out of the Hornsey Town Hall project, the listed building's future has been very uncertain. Tomorrow a cabinet meeting at Haringey Council will begin the process that will seal its' fate.
A skim through the papers prepared for the meeting suggests that a direction of travel favouring conversion to a hotel or flats with some portion retained for community use may be the most likley outcome.
Below are what for me are key elements of the papers (also attatched in full). The use of italics indicates a direct quote.
The objectives given for the future of the town hall include the following:
"Parameters for delivery" include:
(Incidentally, not only the town hall square is included in the plot, but the small square next to the library is also part of the package).
And finally, in full, the section on market testing:
Soft Market Testing
5.10 There have been two soft market testing exercises carried out to identify what the market interest is for the site and to explore alternative options. The key findings from this process are:
It doesn't appear to take much reading between the lines to see which way, in these cash strapped times, things are going.
Should you wish to attend the cabinet meeting, it is open to the public and details can be found here.
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