Through the Haringey email planning notification service, I've just received details of what appears to be a NEW full planning application for 1-6 Crescent Mews.
The application is for "demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 37 residential units in four blocks (comprising two 3 storey blocks fronting Crescent Mews, a 1 storey block adjacent to Dagmar Road and a 4 storey building to the rear of the site), including 4
accessible car parking spaces, associated landscaping and cycle parking, installation of vehicle and pedestrian access gates and associated
works."
There are no affordable units in the proposal on the grounds that the financial viability assessment means it isn't possible.
Link to planning application here https://publicregister.haringey.gov.uk/pr/s/planning-application/a0iTu000001HdQz/hgy20251712
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Cllr Alessandra Rossetti indicated that 'the developer will undergo a formal assessment whether affordable housing is still viable...carried out by BNPP.
Who appointed BNPP??? Haringey Council or the Developer/Applicant???
BNP Parisbas is a French bank with an international Real Estate arm in the UK and internationally. They have a very bad name due to attempted aggressive UK tax avoidance schemes. Reported by the BBC and many other sources.
We had objected to the previous planning application - which was granted despite sizeable objections - against 30 new flats at this site, containing 5 units of affordable housing.
Now the greedy owner of this site has scrapped the previous planning application and asked for more. We had already established at the time that any entry of a Veolia lorry or fire engine would have no viable exit or turning point. So they are proposing private rubbish collection vans, with all the attendant problems that would create (at least 16 vans per week seeking to enter and exit the narrow passage at Crescent Mews from a busy junction).
In addition, the London Fire Service has been excluded from commenting on this application which has substituted a private ‘planning fire statement’ from 2 French ‘fire engineers’ based in Paris ‼️instead.
But these French fire engineers won't attend if there is a fire or other major emergency.
The 37 flats would sit behind the busy junction of Crescent/Palace Gates Road which has regularly borne the brunt of heavy congestion and constant repairs.
Notably, Haringey Council’s comments seem only to be concerned about the availability of car parking in surrounding streets - not a scrap of evidence of any move towards Net Zero.
The whole infrastructure in this area is at breaking point - evidenced by constant Thames Water emergencies and broken, inaccessible roads and pavements.
Just a prompt for people to have a look at this if have missed before. The consultation period is open until the end of September.
Planning permission is being requested for a significant development on this small site, and it's impact, in its current form, will inevitably be felt by the wider community, and not just those of us whose homes will be directly impacted, so it's worth having a look at the application.
Dear all, after some feedback and conversation on this with some of you, I have written to the Director of Planning and the Chair and Vice Chair of the Planning Committee to ask:
Nevertheless, as I am not sure when I will receive a response and what the response will be I would encourage all those who can to have a look at the application and provide comments on the portal by the 22/08 and share the link of the application above with your street what's app group and socials. Thank you!
All, I have received a response from officers about exending to the end of September the consultation deadline and about the application to be determined by councillors at a meeting of the Planning Sub-Committee rather than by council officers.
I am glad to report that officers have agreed to a formal extension to the consultation deadline to the end of September, and that also any comments received after this date will be considered up to the application decision date. They have also confirmed that if they recommend approval the recommendation will be referred to the Planning Sub-Committee for a decision as it is a major application.
I have mentioned I also asked the Planning Team about the existing and new applications fit with one another, and how the planning conditions attached to the 2019 application would affect the new proposal - especially given the removal of affordable housing in the new application.
This is what I have found out:
Please get in touch if you have any further query and do not forget to comment on the application.
Hi Alison, many thanks for flagging this. I have just posted the officer's response on the other thread on variation of the 2020 planning application and was not aware of this one! You ar eright, this is a new application that removes affordable units. This is from the Planning Statement published in the application:
This earlier approved scheme included the provision of 5 affordable
houses (representing 16.67% by unit and 35.16% by habitable room).
However, due to a significant increase in construction and other
costs associated with delivering residential developments, the site
owner/developer is no longer able to provide the level of affordable
housing contribution previously required through the legal
agreement. As a result, a live application is currently before the
Council (under Ref. HGY/2023/1620) which is identical to the 30 No.
unit scheme, but which seeks to remove the affordable housing
element. At the time of writing, this application is currently being
considered by the Council.
I will ask officers where this leave with current consultation for condition and previos planning application.
Thanks so much for this, Alison.