Waitrose – Up on the Roof
Another upwards extension gets the planning go-ahead, this time on top of Waitrose (which is to say the 1950s Woolworths) overlooking the clock tower. Not that Waitrose own the building. 3 flats, campanologists preferred. As posted previously (Crouch End Going
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 ReadingGreen space in Park Road under threat
Image: Haringey’s proposal for Park Road. UPDATE: The proposal for flats and houses received planning permission despite many objections (particularly about the loss of trees) in March 2022. To wit: Demolition of garages and removal of parking area and erection
Continue ReadingIn Planning – Crouch End, February 2021
Another periodic look at significant local residential developments. Densification we believe it’s called – and on and on it goes. Images: drawings from Haringey planning portal, photos, CENF. Tottenham Lane We’re in the latter stages of the Tottenham Lane
Continue ReadingHaringey act against office to residential conversions
CENF have submitted a letter of support for Haringey’s move to apply an ‘Article 4 Direction’, covering Crouch End town centre, designed to restrict permitted development rights which currently allow for the change of use from offices to residential without
Continue ReadingIn Planning – Crouch End, June 2020
Current significant Crouch End developments in Planning We like to keep an eye on developments. This time a report on current proposals both consented and proposed – but not yet under construction. How the post-Covid housing world will shape up,
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 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 ReadingHousing in Crouch End
A room, a studio, a flat, a house? What does your home in Crouch End look like? When I first moved to Crouch End four years ago, it was to a room in a flat share, but now I am
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