Three-Tower London Scheme Approved at Appeal

Tottenham Hotspur FC (Football Club) and F3 Architects have had their proposals for an 867-home development on land near the FC’s north London stadium approved at appeal after Haringey Council rejected the scheme last year, Building reports. The scheme calls for towers of 32, 29 and 27 stories – as well as lower-rise buildings – on land off White Hart Lane, to the west of the Spurs’ Populous-designed stadium. The site brings together two plots known as the Goods Yard and the Depot, which already had existing planning consents for up to 650 homes. Both plots are owned by Spurs. Haringey Council planning officers had recommended the Spurs proposal for approval, but councilors rejected it, citing concerns about the height, breadth and spacing of the scheme’s three towers. Following an eight-day hearing in July, planning inspector Jonathan Manning overturned the refusal in an October decision. Manning’s decision on the latest proposals, issued at the end of last month, acknowledged the scheme would “cause harm in several ways” but said the scheme’s benefits included delivering 867 new homes – of which a minimum of 35% will be “affordable” – at a time when Haringey cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of housing land. The Goods Yard and Depot sites are also part of Haringey Council’s wider High Road West regeneration proposals for Tottenham, masterplanned by Studio Egret West. Those plans include the redevelopment of the Love Lane Estate to the south of White Hart Lane. A 2,600-home version of that masterplan, developed in conjunction with Lendlease, was approved by Haringey councilors in late July.