At the end of December I was alerted to the fact that there had just been a public exhibition about a huge proposed new development on the Stroud Green Road. As the image on the left shows the John Jones arts centre plan to put a large 6 storey development on their site. They are at an informal consultation stage – the formal planning application has not yet been submitted.
The development is on the Islington side of the road, and Haringey don’t seem to have made much effort to get involved in the process. Councillors such as myself weren’t alerted to the event - which meant I couldn’t advertise it on this website. So I immeadiately put an email into Haringey Council asking how they were going to ensure that residents on the north side of Stroud Green Road were able to have a say. This week (5 weeks later) I got a response just directing me to Islington Council’s website and saying no Haringey panning officers had even attended the December consultation event.
Clearly this development would have a major impact on Stroud Green. Its great to see people wanting to invest in Stroud Green Road, but this proposed building does seem quite tall, given the height of the Victorian terraces surrounding it. I think everyone should have their say on this development – regardless of which side of the borough boundary they live, and I will press for wide-scale consultation when the planning application is submitted.
February 16th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Good effort Richard, this has been bubbling away for a few months on the stroudgreen.org website. Shame on Islington for not thinking that people on the other side of Stroud Green Road would somehow not be interested in this massive development. Sneak tactics?