Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Huge housing development proposed at 500 White Hart Lane

I would like to draw Haringey Online members' attention to the proposal that is currently going through Haringey Council's planning process concerning a huge development planned for 500 White Hart Lane.

We have organised a local campaign and a residents association has sprung up as a result.

There is huge opposition locally because the proposal is so over-sized for a suburban area.

For more information see http://www.devonshirehill.org.uk

I am aware for example that the redevelopment of the St Anns Hospital site may end up looking something similar if this goes through.

The second round of consultation formally closes today, 30 June, but you can still comment on the application after that.

Tags for Forum Posts: housing, planning, spurs, tottenham, white hart lane

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Permalink Reply by Sean Wallis on July 6, 2016 at 19:01

I'm curious.

Precisely: this widespread notion that the heights of new-build properties in London in the 21 century should be restricted to what developers in 1880 and 1930 thought what was suitable needs to be challenged more often!

Where has the local debate been?

Planning law is supposed to be a combination of legal frameworks and local plans which are consulted over by the Council. (This is what the Haringey Local Plan is about.)

The problem in this case is that Spurs is a large investor in Tottenham, which must create significant political pressure on the Council. This encourages a realpolitik that says that local plans should be ignored when it is convenient to developers. This then sets a precedent for others.

But there is a straightforward route for consulting over the Local Plan!

If Haringey or Enfield Council want to make a proposal that new maximum heights in a given area are to be raised, then let's have that consultation in the appropriate way - not by local planning precedents but by borough-wide consultation.

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Permalink Reply by 0n59eal4meshz on July 6, 2016 at 21:03

The Local Plan has to be in conformity with the London Plan, which in turn must comply with the NPPF.

There is a presumption in favour of sustainable development and very few Thou Shalt Nots. Although- at risk of repeating myself-, the London Plan warns that 'guidelines' must not be applied in a mechanistic way!! Each application must be judged on its merits, taking into account a wide range of factors.

However, we're jumping the gun here as we still have to see Planning's report on the application.

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Permalink Reply by Philip on July 2, 2016 at 23:57

You should go and see the site itself before passing judgement....

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on July 3, 2016 at 9:42

I have seen it...like I said a complete mess...if I lived there I'd be delighted to see housing there instead of the pit it is now

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Permalink Reply by Sean Wallis on July 6, 2016 at 19:04

It is a complete mess because the owners, Spurs, has made a complete mess.

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on July 6, 2016 at 20:42

Spurs have a lot to answer for in terms of the blight they've caused with their land-banking. They've bought up any business on the high street up for sale, only to board them up and leave to decay. It's appalling.