Council set to sign £4m deal to build nine social homes

The homes will help “meet the needs of families currently living in overcrowded accommodation or temporary housing” according to the council, reports Joe Ives, Local Democracy Reporter

Plans for Kings Road Car Park, Tottenham (credit Metropolitan Workshop)

Haringey Council is set to spend nearly £4million on a scheme to deliver just nine council homes in Tottenham.

Tammy Hymas, the local authority’s cabinet member for housing, is scheduled to approve the construction deal at a ‘cabinet member signing’ on Monday (7th).

The contract, worth £3,950,256, will go to an as-yet undisclosed developer for the construction of nine “family-sized”, four-bedroom council homes on the site of Kings Road Car Park, N17.

This would equate to an average bill of around £110,000 for every extra bedroom to be provided to the borough – if the maximum total value of the contract is reached.

Nevertheless, a report by the local authority has argued that the scheme “will provide long-term social value through the delivery of high-quality affordable housing on council-owned land”.

The council added that financial appraisals, supported by its “independent cost consultant” concluded that the “the scheme is viable and represents value for money”.

The local authority also says the contractor for the project “was identified as submitting the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT)” and, as a result, awarded the construction deal.

According to the council, the three-storey properties will “make a significant contribution towards addressing the shortage of larger affordable homes within the borough”.

The local authority believes the social rent homes will help “meet the needs of families currently living in overcrowded accommodation or temporary housing” and will aid the council in achieving its goal of delivering 3,000 new council homes by 2031.

It is also hoped that the development will help tackle existing issues at the site, including antisocial behaviour and fly-tipping. The council says these problems will be addressed “through enhanced natural surveillance” as well as improved site layout, secure access arrangements, and dedicated refuse storage facilities.

The local authority added: “Collectively, these measures will improve the quality of the local environment and contribute to a safer and more attractive neighbourhood for both existing and future residents.”

The council says that it received “generally positive” feedback from neighbouring residents during “engagement events” held in July last year . At the same time, some expressed concerns that it would create increased congestion and pressure on parking spaces.

It adds: “Feedback received during the engagement process, from the scheme’s inception through to the detailed design state, has been considered carefully and several changes to the scheme have been made to reflect the comments received.”

Next week’s decision will also see delegated authority given to the two senior officers, in consultation with Cllr Hymas, to “agree and make any necessary compensation payments” that may come from “valid claims relating third-party rights” affected by the development.

The site has been earmarked for redevelopment for some time, with its inclusion in the council’s housing delivery programme first approved by the local authority’s cabinet back October 2021. Planning permission for the redevelopment scheme was subsequently granted in February this year.

More information about the development can be found on the local authority’s planning portal, using reference: HGY/2025/3409.

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