Fresh consultation on Haringey Local Plan launched

The plan identifies sites where the council wants to see nearly 16,000 homes built over 15 years, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter

The latest draft of the Haringey Local Plan shows how the council aims to meet its target for nearly 16,000 new homes over 15 years.

Haringey Council has opened a fresh consultation on its draft plan, which allocates sites where the borough’s target of 15,920 new homes by 2036 should be built, as well as new workplaces.

Eleven Haringey neighbourhoods will each have their “own vision, policies and strategies”, while a 40%-50% affordable requirement for new homes “with a focus on social rent” is promised, as well as play spaces and public toilets on new developments.

In terms of the eleven areas, the plan proposes the delivery of approximately 4,000 new homes in North Tottenham and to “transform” High Road West, Northumberland Estate and the area around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. There are also plans to “establish a cultural quarter” around the stadium.

At least 2,500 homes are set for Tottenham Hale and 1,200 for Seven Sisters, with Seven Sisters Market also set to be protected “as a hub for Latin American culture and enterprise”.

Four hundred homes are planned for Bruce Grove, alongside the continued renewal of Broadwater Farm Estate. They’ll also be a focus on “restoring historic shopfronts” in the area.

Feedback from an earlier consultation in 2020/21 found people were calling for “stronger protection of green and blue spaces”, “cool refuges” during heatwaves, and protection for “vulnerable people” from the “negative impacts of climate change”.

In response, the council aims to provide more “permeable surfaces” to promote “sustainable drainage” as well as open up the Moselle River to “reduce flood risk”, while larger developments will be required to provide cool spaces.

A report concluded one-fifth of the borough’s carbon emissions came from road-based transport, “reinforcing the need for modal shift” away from cars. The plan proposes developments be located where “transport needs can be met sustainably” and that streets should be “designed as places, not just routes”.

The council has asked residents to comment on proposals and identify what needs improving in their neighbourhoods. Antisocial behaviour, “too many” fast food and betting shops, and litter were highlighted as issues by residents in Wood Green; traffic congestion by residents of Muswell Hill; and antisocial behaviour and dangerous driving by residents of Seven Sisters and South Tottenham.

The public consultation is open until Friday, 19th December. Another consultation will be scheduled for 2026 before the plan’s expected adoption in early 2027.

For more information and to take part in the consultation:
Visit Have Your Say Today – Haringey Draft Local Plan

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