The last days of Liveable Crouch End?
Pandemic transformations for Crouch End Streets New pavements? New cycle lanes? Empty buses – and how to reduce car-use? Was the Liveable Crouch End scheme right all along? And what were the final proposals? We don’t know, but see below
Continue ReadingCoronavirus update April 4th
The Crouch End councillors are continuing to round up the mass of Covid 19 related information. We reproduce it here – Stay safe everyone. PS. Please also read comments below post. HARINGEY RESPONSE UPDATE Connected Communities Our councillors have been
Continue ReadingIn Planning – Crouch End residential developments, March 2020
Life, the economy, and London’s housing needs will continue after these strange times, so with that in mind, and perhaps for those of you looking for a diversion, we thought we’d highlight a few of the more arresting residential developments
Continue ReadingCoronavirus local info
As the neighbourhood stays home and social distancing holds sway, the Forum is in a (hopefully) short period of hibernation too. We’ll share useful local info if we get it, but do visit the government and NHS websites for accurate
Continue ReadingSomething CIL in the Neighbourhood – who you gonna call – Robin Hood
Neighbourhood CIL Update It is little more than two weeks since we published a blog relating to Neighbourhood CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy). But things move on apace , and there have been developments originating from Haringey Council. Much of what
Continue ReadingCrouch End conservation update
The current bloom of restoration work across Crouch End appears to be spreading: activity at our most important building, Hornsey Town Hall, is underway, the building now mummified in plastic; while the overhaul of Hornsey Central Library is due to
Continue ReadingNeighbourhood CIL – have you a project that would qualify?
CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) is a levy which local authorities can charge developers to raise funds for the infrastructure needs which arise from new developments. Where a neighbourhood plan is in place, 25% of the CIL monies collected by the
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall revisited, Jan 2020
With the build now under way, news reports have gone a tad quiet on the Town Hall and perhaps people have also lost track of where things are at – so we thought a brief recap might be of use.
Continue ReadingCrouch End awaiting delivery – town centre retail survey December 2019
The survey is one of our ongoing exercises, this time detailing the end-December 2019 composition of the Crouch End contiguous shopping centre – that is to say all 301 retail units comprising some 40,000 square metres of floorspace (plus 27
Continue ReadingLiveable Crouch End, a timetable, an update, Jan 2020
The controversial Liveable Crouch End TfL-backed scheme is alive and kicking – and at an interesting stage in its gestation. In essence, if you have a good idea how to improve Crouch End for walkers and cyclists, now’s a good
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