Huge milestone reached for the delivery of 500 new homes in London

Haringey Council’s biggest ever regeneration project has taken a major step forward with work underway to deliver 500 new council homes.

Last week Haringey Council, a local authority in London, announced that work will begin to deliver 500 new council homes, starting with the first 61, designed with and for existing residents on the Love Lane Estate – an area west of the railway line provisionally called Whitehall Mews.

It follows confirmation that the initial tranche of a £90m plus funding package secured from the Greater London Authority has been handed over to the council.  

As well as creating new homes at a time when they are in high demand, the redevelopment will deliver on residents’ demand for better facilities including a new park, public square, refurbished community hub and a library and learning centre. The project will also bring £10m worth of funding for social and economic programmes for the community.

In September 2021, tenants and leaseholders at the Tottenham Estate backed council plans for the estate, following the first-ever ballot of its kind in the borough. An extensive engagement exercise delivered a resident-led, placemaking set of proposals on which residents were asked to vote.

The council’s planning sub-committee granted planning permission for the redevelopment in July last year. Since then, The High Court has decided, following an application from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, that there is no case for a Judicial Review for the council’s plans, which also includes the creation of work, business and retail spaces in a revitalised town centre and a dedicated support programme to help local businesses thrive.

Alongside this, more than 3,500 jobs and 1,500 training opportunities will be created.

Cllr Peray Ahmet, Leader of the Council, said: ‘We are determined to deliver for our residents and this major milestone is the start of a bright and exciting future for the community in Tottenham.

‘Our collaborative approach to redevelopment means residents has the all-important final say on the future of their neighbourhood at a ballot.

‘For the council and our residents, keeping the community together and providing warm, safe, high-quality council homes surrounded by the very best community facilities has always been the top priority.’

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