Issue - meetings

To demolish all existing buildings on the Woodberry Down Estate, with the exception of St.Olave’s Church, the BeisChinuchLebonosGirls School, Reservoir Centre, Primary School and Health Centre.  Redevelop the site with 4,684 homes (including 41% affordable), comprising 1-bed, 2-bed, 3-bed, 4-bed flats, and 5-bed flats, 5-bed and 6-bed houses with associated car parking at an overall site provision rate of 50%; approximately 38,500m2 of non-residential buildings and associated car parking, including 5,194m2 of retail buildings within classes A1-A5, 3144m2 of class B1 Business use, 30,000m2 of class C1, D1 and D2 use including education, health centre, children’s centre, community centres, youth centre; provision of new civic space, public parks, open space, landscaping of the edges of the New River and the East and West Reservoirs, construction of bridges across the New river; reduce width of Seven Sisters Road from 6 to 4 lanes and related improvements to the public realm; formation of new access points to the new Woodberry Down Neighbourhood , the creation of new and improvement of existing cycle and pedestrian routes to and within the estate (Outline Application matters for determination siting, design and means of access).  Revisions include increase in education floor space; repositioning of cycle/pedestrian bridge between west reservoir and Haringey; re configuration of Woodberry Circus’; relocation of two bridges over New River; increase in footprints and heights of various buildings; provision of a new Health Centre and increase in residential units from 4644 to 4664.

(Councillor Desmond arrived during the discussion of this item and so did not take part in the vote.)

5.1  The Planning Officer introduced the report as set out in the agenda and reported that the number of units had now increased from 4,644 to 4,664. 

5.2  The Chair informed the Committee that the Hackney Homes had been discussed at a previous meeting and that this application purely dealt with planning issues.  He added that anybody wishing to address Hackney Homes issues could contact their ward Councillor.

5.3  Councillor Middleton spoke in objection to the scheme, her comments are summarised as follows:

§  There was no tower block included on the plan, although it was previously included.

§  No where for residents to go whilst the work was being done.

§  Again, the request for a meeting to be held on-site to discuss this item had been refused.

§  Seven Sisters Roadwas already congested and a reduction in the number of lanes would only add to this problem.  This would also cause a problem for emergency vehicles accessing the site.

§  The narrowing of Seven Sisters Road would also have a knock on effect for traders along Woodberry Grove as car parking spaces would be lost.

5.4  Peter Naughton, Chair of Woodberry Down EDC, spoke in support of the scheme with objections, his comments are summarised as follows:

§  The scope of the scheme did not reflect the fact that Vivian and Dovedale Houses had now been demolished. 

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