Neighbourhood 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
Continue ReadingHaringey new Ward map, final version
Final recommendations for the resetting of Haringey’s ward map were released in December by the Boundary Commission. In our part of the world there is a bit of morphing from the earlier proposals (see here for versions), and across the
Continue ReadingOne decision fewer to make – try our random coffee shop picker
Welcome back now after your summer holidays. Exhausting isn’t it going away? What with the the pound in its sorry state, and airline pilots threatening to strike, no journey seems guaranteed. What you need now is for someone else to
Continue ReadingA breath of fresh air in the High Street? – and a possible Policy Approach
We published on this site not long since a blog setting out a rate of shop closures in Crouch End greatly increased when compared to recent years. Despite the short time that has passed we have since then seen Heirloom
Continue ReadingHousing hopes for Crouch End? Questionnaire, summer 2019
Crouch End is growing. Few significant vacant, brown-field sites remain, and July should see construction work commence at the Town Hall and the ex-Kwik Fit site on Tottenham Lane. So, will the market solve all our housing problems? Or are
Continue ReadingHornsey Town Hall – contractors on site July
News reaches the Forum of Crouch End’s other grand project, Hornsey Town Hall, now moving (at long last) into the construction phase. (*all structural construction images courtesy Heyne Tillett Steel, planning apps) On Friday, developer FEC issued the first
Continue ReadingHaringey ward map re-drawn – Crouch End found
The Boundary Commission have published the draft ward map recommendations for Haringey. EDIT: The various submissions are also now available, see below. For the Forum this will mean three less councillors to deal with as Muswell Hill ward disappears from
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