4.6. Area 2: Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and South Tottenham

This area sits between the historically and culturally rich Tottenham High Road and the ecologically significant open spaces of the Lee Valley Regional Park. It also contains the majority of the borough’s strategic employment land. Recent growth has unlocked opportunities to benefit from this strategic location, improve connectivity, and provide more affordable am Hotsp h ur homes, jobs, and infrastructure to support local communities, en St tt a particularly young people, in reaching their potential. o d T iu m

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Key Characteristics ÎÎ Support the conversion of Houses in Multiple In Northumberland Park, the new Tottenham There is a diverse range of housing types from Occupation (HMOs) and small flats back into Hotspur Stadium and associated development the terraced housing west of Park View Road to family houses which are in strong demand anchors what is becoming a premier sports and leisure destination and a local community hub, with 1960/70s housing estates like Chestnut Estate ÎÎ Work with local communities to consider and the high-rise apartments of Hale Village. a new supermarket, community health centre and options for regenerating the Council’s housing educational establishments. Northumberland Park contains a large proportion of estates. The Council’s land portfolio includes social housing. There are issues with overcrowding in development at low densities, underutilised land, South Tottenham, together with parts of Hackney this part of the borough and need for family housing and opportunities to improve ground frontages, forms part of one of the largest Charedi Orthodox is high. which could support an intensification of housing Jewish communities in the world (outside of New Tottenham Hale was awarded Housing Zone status and enable the creation of more affordable York and Israel), centred around Stamford Hill. in 2015 and is experiencing the development of homes for local residents a large number of new homes, with 5,000 units ÎÎ Further support the creation of a vibrant mixed- currently consented or under construction guided use heart for the Hale around Tottenham Hale Opportunities by the Tottenham Hale Strategic Regeneration Station by delivering additional new affordable ÎÎ Build on the work of excellent schools and Framework and the Tottenham Hale District Centre homes Framework. This includes the creation of 131 council colleges in the area by identifying sites for new owned homes (51 of which will be social rent) at educational facilities and opportunities for the Welbourne Centre site, through a development shared facilities partnership between the Council and Argent People ÎÎ Continue to support the provision of new Related. and enhanced social infrastructure to enable As previously identified development opportunities Key Characteristics residents to access the right support, training and education to improve their outcomes, are being completed, a key challenge will be to This area is home to Ada, the National College identify new opportunities for additional homes. health and wellbeing to meet the needs of an for Digital Skills, a specialist college teaching a expanding population wide range of digital skills. Tottenham Hale has and continues to see significant investment in ÎÎ Further develop the role of local centres as Opportunities community infrastructure including The Engine community hubs and in serving the needs of Room in Hale Village, Harris Academy, and plans residents ÎÎ Support the creation of a range of affordable for a large new health centre at the corner of housing tenures and types but with opportunities Monument Way, Chestnut Road and Park View for more mixed communities in some locations Road. This investment is needed to support a growing population and help address educational achievement and health outcomes in the community.

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Key Characteristics to north east and south east London, with one of ÎÎ Review the boundaries of designated areas This area contains part of the Lee Valley Regional the route options running through both stations. of Green Belt to assess whether they remain Park an ecologically rich area designated as Green Rail connectivity has further improved with the 2019 appropriate in line with national planning policy Belt, which has an abundance of bird life. In recent opening of the Meridian Water station, just north of and the London Plan the borough boundary in Enfield. years access to this natural asset from the nearby ÎÎ Ensure that new development supports the urban areas has improved substantially including the The area contains a high proportion of the creation of a more walkable and cycle friendly opening of Walthamstow Wetlands to the public. borough’s industrial land. A number of the estates streetscape and layout contain poor quality buildings or otherwise a low The area contains several significant open space ÎÎ Investigate and maximise opportunities to assets including Markfield Park and Down Lane Park quality environment which would benefit from improvements facilitated by new development. improve safe access across busy roads, railway but there is an overall lack of access to usable open lines and canals space. ÎÎ Bring out and reconnect to the lost history of the The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a key Opportunities area using heritage trials, signage, educational landmark for the area and establishes a precedent material and references in new development for high quality buildings which complement the ÎÎ Continue improving the quality of green spaces historic setting of the High Road. and enhance the biodiversity of Lee Valley ÎÎ Improve the quality of the area’s industrial Regional Park and unused railway land estates and their attractiveness and general Recent improvements to the public transport environment network include upgrades to the Northumberland ÎÎ Support the delivery of green links through Park and Tottenham Hale Stations, increased Tottenham to enhance access to open spaces frequency and reliability, three tracking of the West and nature Anglia Main Line, and electrification of the Barking Gospel line. Although the funding remains uncertain, ÎÎ Embrace the waterside/Lee Valley location of Crossrail 2 would deliver significantly improved links North Tottenham building on the development of Meridian Water

42 | New Local Plan First Steps Engagement Economy borough. All three wards have experienced emerging ÎÎ Encourage the development of creative Key Characteristics clusters of new creative businesses, as well as a large industries, for example through the promotion of cluster of finance and professional business services warehouse living in appropriate locations Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and South focused in South Tottenham. South Tottenham Tottenham contain a large proportion of the has been designated as a Creative Enterprise Zone ÎÎ Investments, such as the stadium, and wider borough’s industrial sites and employment areas. (CEZ) reflecting its strong creative economy. growth and regeneration provides an opportunity These include Millmead and Lockwood industrial to bring more jobs and employment to the area estates by Watermead Way, areas alongside the The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a key for Haringey residents, and opportunities for Lee Valley, around Brantwood Road/ Garmin Road, economic driver for this area of the borough. local business to benefit from match day revenue and the South Tottenham Employment Area to the south east of Broad Lane.. The industrial estates in this area contain some of the borough’s largest Opportunities companies and important sectors and are a major source of jobs and opportunities for local people. ÎÎ Support the development of a distinctive, vibrant There continues to be strong demand for industrial and accessible future Tottenham Hale District spaces which has led to rising rental values. Centre at the heart of the regeneration of Tottenham Hale What do you think? Proposals to create a new District Centre at Tottenham Hale are underway, as designated in ÎÎ Guide the mixed-use development of major the Tottenham AAP (2017). The framework covers future development opportunities including N7. Do you agree with the challenges/ the large floorspace retail of the Tottenham Retail Tottenham Hale Retail Park to provide a diverse opportunities that have been identified Park as well as the Station. A number of major range of activities with high quality public spaces for Northumberland Park, Tottenham and a legible streetscape that will attract visitors developments underway on Ashley Road and around Hale and South Tottenham? Why/ why the station area will support the creation of this new ÎÎ Intensify and more efficiently use industrial land not? centre, and further work should be undertaken to and estates and make these areas function help ensure the success of the centre as a business better for businesses and create more attractive N8. Are there any additional challenges/ hub and support further improvements to its environments for those who work there and live opportunities that the New Local Plan accessibility. in the surrounding areas can help address and how? The West Green Road/Seven Sisters District Centre ÎÎ Support the continued protection and is home to the Seven Sisters Market. There is a need enhancement of employment land around South N9. We would like your views on sites to address congestion in the centre and provide for Tottenham and Tottenham Hale and encourage in the area that could support new more evening economy uses and community space. the development of creative industries and development in the future. Please refer finance and professional business service hubs The Seven Sisters and South Tottenham areas have to section 6.2 where we are undertaking the largest amount of active businesses in the a ‘call for sites’ and section 6.3 where we are seeking views on sites that are already allocated for particular uses in our existing Local Plan. 43 | New Local Plan First Steps Engagement