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London Borough of Haringey Tottenham High Road Historic Corridor Conservation Areas No. 2, No. 9, No. 18, No. 22, No. 26 & No. 27 Conservation Area Character Appraisal This Appraisal was approved and adopted by the Council on 9th March 2009. It replaces the version approved and adopted on 26th February 2007. Updating to incorporate factual and descriptive assessment, additions and corrections is in accordance with English Heritage Guidance on the Review and Updating of Conservation Area Character Appraisals. CONSERVATION AREA CHARACTER APPRAISAL TOTTENHAM HIGH ROAD HISTORIC CORRIDOR CONSERVATION AREAS (No. 2, No. 9, No. 18, No. 22, No. 26 & No. 27) CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 4 Background to the Study 4 General Identity and Character of the Conservation Areas 5 Context of the Conservation Areas within the Wider Settlement 6 Topography 7 Urban Grain 7 2. CONSERVATION AREA DESIGNATIONS AND EXTENSIONS 7 3. ASSESSING SPECIAL INTEREST 8 Historic Development 8 Archaeology 8 Before 1800 9 1800 - 1850 10 1850 - 1900 10 1900 - 1945 11 1945 - Present Day 12 4. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS NORTH TOTTENHAM CONSERVATION AREA (No. 2) 13 Overall character and appearance 13 Sub Area 1. High Road (west side) Borough boundary to White Hart Lane 14 Sub Area 2. White Hart Lane 16 Sub Area 3. High Road (east side) Fore Street to Northumberland Park 17 Sub Area 4. High Road (east side) Northumberland Park to Park Lane 18 Sub Area 5. High Road (west side) White Hart Lane to Church Road 21 Sub Area 6. High Road (west side) Church Road to Lordship Lane 23 Sub Area 7. High Road (east side) Park Lane to Lansdowne Road 25 Sub Area 8. Lansdowne Road / Lordship Lane to Scotland Green 28 5. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS SCOTLAND GREEN CONSERVATION AREA (No. 18) 30 Overall character and appearance 30 Sub Area 1. Scotland Green island site 30 Sub Area 2. South side of Scotland Green 30 Sub Area 3. High Road (west side) opposite Scotland Green 31 6. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS BRUCE GROVE CONSERVATION AREA (No. 22) 33 Overall character and appearance 33 Sub Area 1. High Road (west side) Scotland Green to Bruce Grove 33 Sub Area 2. High Road (east side) Scotland Green to Brook Street 35 Sub Area 3. High Road (west side) Bruce Grove to St Loy’s Road 38 Sub Area 4. High Road (east side) Brook Street to Stoneleigh Road 40 Sub Area 5. South of Stoneleigh Road / St Loy’s Road 40 1 7. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS TOTTENHAM GREEN CONSERVATION AREA (No. 9) 44 Overall character and appearance 44 Sub Area 1. High Road (west side) North of Philip Lane 44 Sub Area 2. High Road (east side) North of Monument Way 49 Sub Area 3. Philip Lane and Town Hall Approach Road 51 Sub Area 4. Monument Way to Tottenham Green East South Side 54 Sub Area 5. South of Tottenham Green East South Side 56 Sub Area 6. Talbot Road 58 8. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS SEVEN SISTERS/PAGE GREEN CONSERVATION AREA (No. 26) 60 Overall character and appearance 60 Sub Area 1. High Road (west side) 60 Sub Area 2. High Road (east side) Broad Lane and Wakefield Road 61 Sub Area 3. High Road (east side) South of Broad Lane 64 9. SPATIAL AND CHARACTER ANALYSIS SOUTH TOTTENHAM CONSERVATION AREA (No. 27) 66 Overall character and appearance 66 Sub Area 1. High Road (east side) North of Ferndale Road 66 Sub Area 2. High Road (west side) North of Sherboro Road 68 Sub Area 3. High Road (east side) South of Lealand Road 68 Sub Area 4. High Road (west side) South of St Anne’s Road 70 10. PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK 72 National 72 Regional 73 Local 75 Supplementary 77 11. AUDIT 79 Introduction 79 STATUTORY LISTED BUILDINGS 79 LOCAL LISTED BUILDINGS OF MERIT 82 POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION BUILDINGS 86 SHOPFRONTS OF MERIT 90 ELEMENTS OF STREETSCAPE INTEREST 91 DETRACTORS 94 12. CHALLENGES, PRESSURES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 96 Tottenham High Road: A Diverse Community 96 Demolitions 96 High Quality Design and Facing Materials 96 Traffic Management 96 Streetscape & Public Realm Improvements 97 13. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL ISSUES 98 Shopfronts 98 Residential Areas 99 • Original Architectural Features 99 2 • Traditional Facing Materials, Painting, Render and Cladding 99 • Front Boundary Walls, Forecourt Parking & Vehicular Crossovers 99 • Dormer Windows 100 Future Change 100 Opportunity Sites 100 14. CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY REVIEW 101 Introduction 101 Test 1 Boundary 101 Test 2 Architectural Quality and Historic Relevance 101 Test 3 Townscape Quality 102 Review 102 Possible Boundary Changes 102 North Tottenham 102 Scotland Green 102 Bruce Grove 102 Tottenham Green 102 Seven Sisters/Page Green 102 South Tottenham 102 15. POTENTIAL FOR ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS 103 Introduction 103 Current Permitted Development Issues 103 Impacts on the Character and Appearance of Tottenham High Road 104 Recommendations 104 16. BIBLIOGRAPHY 105 17. PLANS 106 1. North Tottenham (Part 1) 107 2. North Tottenham (Part 2) & Scotland Green 108 3. Bruce Grove 109 4. Tottenham Green 110 5. Seven Sisters / Page Green 111 6. South Tottenham 112 3 1. INTRODUCTION Background to the Study 1.1 Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 states:- "Every local planning authority shall from time to time determine which parts of their area are areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance, and shall designate those areas as conservation areas." 1.2 The Borough has 29 such areas designated over 41 years. The Tottenham High Road Historic Corridor forms a continuous area between Enfield to the north and Stamford Hill to the south, which is covered by ‘outstanding’ conservation area status. It comprises six of these conservation areas: • North Tottenham (CA No. 2) • Scotland Green (CA No. 18) • Bruce Grove (CA No. 22) • Tottenham Green (CA No. 9) • Seven Sisters / Page Green (CA No. 26) • South Tottenham (CA No. 27) 1.3 Under Section 71 of the Act, once an area has been designated:- "It shall be the duty of a local planning authority from time to time to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of any parts of their area which are conservation areas." 1.4 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 has reformed the planning system by introducing Local Development Frameworks (LDF) which will replace Unitary Development Plans (UDPs). As part of the transition the UDP policies are automatically saved for three years or more while the new LDF system is being completed. 1.5 To meet Government requirements the Council is producing documents to protect its conservation areas in stages. The first stage is this Appraisal, which aims to give a clear assessment of the special interest, character, and appearance that justified the designation of the area as a Conservation Area. It is intended that each Appraisal will provide a sound basis, defensible on appeal, for development plan policies and development control decisions, and for the guidance of residents and developers. This updated Appraisal was approved and adopted by the Council’s Planning Committee on 9th March 2009. It replaces the version approved and adopted on 26th February 2007 following public consultation. It now supports the UDP and LDF. The second stage will be the production and adoption of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Conservation, including Design Guidance as part of the Council’s evolving Local Development Framework (LDF). The third stage will be the production and adoption of Proposed Management Strategies for the conservation areas that will also support the SPD. 4 1.6 The designation of an area as a Conservation Area has other benefits beyond the protection of buildings and the design of the area. It enables other policies such as biodiversity and smarter streets to be developed for the conservation area and acts as a focus for the formation and development of Residents Associations and Neighbourhood Watch. 1.7 In line with the guidance given by both the Government and English Heritage, this Appraisal will aim to define the character of the conservation area on the basis of an analysis of all or some of the following criteria: - • current and past land use; • social and economic background; • orientation; • archaeological and historic sites; • geological and topographical mapping; • density and types of building; • place names and earliest references; • communication types and patterns; • comprehensive and selective historic mapping; • aerial photographs; • documentary sources; • historic environment record (HER) data; • characterisation and extensive urban studies (EUS); • statutory and non-statutory designations. 1.8 The aims of this Appraisal are to:- • set out the special architectural and historic interest of the Conservation Areas forming the Tottenham High Road Historic Corridor and clearly describe the special character and appearance that it is desirable to preserve or enhance; • identify through an audit of the built heritage of the area, buildings and other elements that positively contribute to its character; • identify elements and buildings that detract from the character of the area and any sites where an opportunity to enhance the character of an area may exist; • examine the existing boundaries of the conservation area and consider the potential for other areas to be included; • Identify areas subject to pressure for change that would be adverse to the character and appearance of the area as a result of permitted development and identify any areas where the removal of permitted development rights would safeguard the essential character and appearance of the area. 1.9 It should be noted that the Appraisal does not represent an exhaustive record of every building, feature or space within the Conservation Areas and an omission should not be taken to imply that an element is of no interest.