Town Hall Square re-emerges
Lido? Launch pad? Penguin pool? Well, despite the ill-informed rumours to the contrary, it may just be the long awaited return of the green (it’s a bit late). We look forward to the planting and the lawn, and it looks
Continue ReadingIn Planning – Floral Hall
Just when Crouch End thought the recent redevelopment of the town centre might be coming to a close (Tottenham Lane and Hornsey Town Hall, we’re looking at you) along comes a slew of new proposals. Proposals even in places you
Continue ReadingIn Planning Jan 2022 – Crouch End going up, part 1 Broadway Court
Broadway Court, adorned. Image credits: c/o planning submissions, Haringey planning portal. Crouch End’s residential developments continue to arrive, year after year, and everyone’s focus in 2022 will undoubtedly fall upon the (finally) completing Tottenham Lane flats, and of course the
Continue ReadingCrouch End, the future takes shape
Crouch End Retail Survey December 2021 Last year the annual survey of the High Street had a definite sense of foreboding, but from the vantage point of December 2021 the pandemic seems, if anything, notable for the lack of visible
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall Square and the case of the disappearing paving
UPDATE 13th January. HTH write to say – “At the time of writing, we expect the granite paving to be removed from the site w/c 24th January and the replacement York Stone to commence from 8th February. This should
Continue ReadingHornsey Library – official celebration
Official Celebration As locals will know, the £3m Hornsey Library restoration project completed during Covid and the building quietly reopened around a year ago. So we’re happy to report a grand opening is belatedly arranged, this – 23rd November 2021 from
Continue ReadingThe demise of horse chestnuts on the Town Hall green
(Above: the other horse chestnut, centre, distressed, just prior to felling in 2016. The tree under current discussion is to the right. Credit:google street view) Much local anguish during the last few weeks over the fate of the diseased horse
Continue ReadingBT demand prime advertising spot on the Town Hall Square
Image from the application, with kiosk replaced (phone boxes 3 & 4 just out of shot). Imagine things without the temporary hoardings. UPDATE JANUARY 2022: BT haven’t finished with us yet – they’ve gone to appeal. We’ll update further down
Continue ReadingThe Boundary Commission takes a dim view of Hornsey
People may have noticed another review of parliamentary boundaries is underway, due for completion 2023. Details at the Boundary Commission here. Unlike the recent review of Haringey council ward boundaries (which directly impact on local issues such as planning, see
Continue ReadingHigh street evolution: signposts
We don’t know when a return to normality for the economy will appear, but like the rest of you, there’s one key indicator we’re in the habit of checking: the high street. Green shoots and all that, there’s a good
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