At the start of this year, Haringey Council consulted with residents on the Wood Green Area Action Plan (AAP). Results are being analysed, and it is expected that we will be consulting on a revised version of the AAP in early 2019. The intention is that the Mall and Bury Road Car Park site allocation will no longer be a redevelopment option. Instead there will be a comprehensive refurbishment and repurposing option. This means that the demolition of Sky City and Page High is no longer proposed.
Cllr Charles Adje, Cabinet Member for Strategic Regeneration, said:
“This new administration has made it clear that social housing is at our very heart. We have listened to representations made by residents of Page High and Sky City, and by the Mall, and are intending to remove these sites from redevelopment plans.
Let there be no doubt: we have ambitious plans for Wood Green, including creating thousands of homes and jobs, and a modern, green and sustainable town centre – delivering the change our communities have told us they want to see.
But regeneration is not just about shiny new buildings, it is also about social and economic change. This decision shows that we will listen to residents, and will deliver the kind of change that works for all.”
Key points:
- The Mall has indicated that it no longer supports a full redevelopment of the Mall and in making this decision the council has also taken account of representations made by the residents of the social housing located above the mall.
- Work is also being undertaken on a number of the other site allocations, following representations, to increase the level of employment space on some sites. The council is confident that it can still deliver significant and transformational change within the Town Centre and strengthen its performance as a Metropolitan Town Centre through the revised AAP.
- The AAP will establish the statutory basis for determining planning applications in Haringey. When adopted it will form part of the Haringey Local Plan. Wood Green is identified as a Growth Area in Haringey’s Local Plan, with the AAP identifying a narrative to deliver new jobs and homes, improvements to the town centre offer, its environment, local connections and social infrastructure.
Consultation with residents has been taking place for years, with the community telling us they want to see big changes in Wood Green. Read more about the Wood Green Area Action Plan.