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Grainger submits new documentation in support of planning at Wards Corner
Grainger Seven Sisters Ltd has submitted further documents in support of the planning application to regenerate Wards Corner above Seven Sisters tube station in Tottenham. The scheme has not changed from the plans that were originally submitted in 2008; these latest documents only provide further evidence and assessments in support of the proposals. This planning application was developed in partnership with the London Borough of Haringey and The Bridge New Deal for Communities (NDC) and underwent extensive public consultation over a period of 18 months. With the submission of these new documents, Haringey Council has now commenced a further period of statutory consultation.
The scheme seeks to address a number of local issues and consists of a new public square on Tottenham High Road; improved entrances to Seven Sisters Tube Station; 197 new homes and a range of new retail units. The ground floor will include space for the re-provision of the Seven Sisters Market and a range of independent and national retailers to meet the needs of the whole community.
Haringey Council originally granted planning permission in December 2008 for the mixed-use scheme, however, following a judgement by the Court of Appeal in 2010, planning consent was quashed. The Court of Appeal ruled that while the Council had evidently followed a thorough and fair procedure to reach a democratic decision, it could not demonstrate that, as part of that decision, it had also had due regard to the need to promote equality of opportunity and good relations between different racial groups as required by Section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976.
The original application is still with Haringey Council for determination. This new documentation responds to changes in legislation and policy since 2008 and specifically examines the impact of the application in the context of Section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976. It thereby allows Haringey Council to re-determine the application whilst having due regard to the impact of the development on local groups.
Grainger's proposals for Wards Corner were developed in partnership with the London Borough of Haringey and The Bridge New Deal for Communities (NDC) and underwent extensive public consultation over a period of 18 months. The final scheme seeks to address a number of local issues and facilitate the economic, social and physical regeneration of the area.
The scheme submitted to the Council consists of:
- Enlarging and significantly improved public realm on Tottenham High Road
- Improved entrances to Seven Sisters Tube Station
- A variety of new shops and restaurants on West Green Road, Tottenham High Road and Seven Sisters Road aimed at High Street names and independent businesses
- 197 new homes around a private garden on the first floor
Following an extensive period of public consultation a number of revisions were made to the plans submitted to Haringey Council, these included:
- Including Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology within the development to provide domestic hot water and electricity, and dual-fuel boilers utilising biodiesel (B100) from waste vegetable oil. The combination of these technologies, in conjunction with the fabric (thermal) properties specified exceeds the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) Level 4 energy requirements.
- Redesigning the High Road frontage including using new materials and making a feature of the building replacing the Wards Department Store on the corner of the High Road and Seven Sisters Road
- Enlarging and redesigning the new public square on the High Road
- Redesigning the upper parts of the buildings on Seven Sisters Road
- Changing the art installation on the High Road
- Including accommodation suitable for the re-provision of the Seven Sisters Market
- Redesigning the retail accommodation with the aim of attracting a lively mix of local and independent traders to smaller units on West Green Road and Seven Sisters Road as well as providing a range national retailers to the High Road frontage principally providing convenience uses such as a small supermarket, pharmacy, bookstore / newsagent, coffee shop, bank etc
A new public square, nearly double the size of the one shown in July 2007, is a central feature of the new plans.
