Plans to transform a depot site into a zero-carbon development with a majority of brand-new council homes has moved a step closer. On a mission to decarbonise Haringey by 2041, the Cabinet approved the appointment of an architect to progress the design of the project on Tuesday July 13.
The brand new zero carbon homes will contribute to the borough’s first major council house building programme in a generation and responds directly to the climate emergency declared by the council in 2019. The current proposal is for 60 per cent of the accommodation at the eco-friendly development in Tottenham to be let at council rents, with 65 per cent of these made up of three-bedroom properties.
As well as dramatically reducing each households’ carbon footprint, the high-quality homes will be cheaper to run – tackling ever increasing energy costs and offering tenants more financial freedom. The building at the Ashley Road Depot site will be surrounded by lots of open space and complement the major improvements planned for Down Lane Park.
The local area will also be enhanced by better integration with neighbouring homes, open spaces and new town centre emerging at Tottenham Hale. The scheme offers the potential to build 298 homes in total after the current leaseholders, Veolia, move to a new site at Marsh Lane, N17, due to take place before January 2022.
The council will fully engage with the community on any plans for the site with Haringey Council’s Cabinet Member for House Building, Placemaking and Development, Councillor Ruth Gordon, saying: “Sustainable projects such as this are exactly the type of housing development we need in the borough.
“Not only does it mean we are able to provide much needed high-quality council homes for local families, but the eco-friendly nature of the development will help us deliver on our ambition to become a zero-carbon borough. I’m also very pleased that the scheme will provide welcome and precious open space for new tenants and the surrounding community.”
