Tottenham Hotspur FC's approved plans for a giant housing development on land near its north London stadium go back in front of Haringey Council next week after revisions were made to take in recent changes to fire regulations and guidance.
The initial plans from the Premiership team, which this season finished behind fierce North London rivals Arsenal in the league, were approved at appeal by the Planning Inspectorate in November after Haringey Council rejected them in 2021.
The proposal would deliver homes in towers of 32, 29 and 27 storeys as well as lower rise buildings on land off White Hart Lane, to the west of the club's new £1 billion Populous-designed stadium. The Spurs-owned site combines two plots known as the Goods Yard and the Depot, which already had consents for up to 650 homes.
The latest proposed development is similar in scale and layout to the appeal scheme and the application was initially submitted in an effort to address the reasons for its refusal.
Following the appeal decision, fire regulations and guidance changed which meant that the scheme, as originally submitted, would not be able to comply with fire safety requirements. Revisions have been made that include mostly internal alterations to provide additional lifts and secondary stair cores. There is now a one-storey increase to the "shoulder" of the southern tower but no changes to the height or width of the towers.
Key changes are: a reduction in the number of residential units, from 867 to 844; an increase in the proportion of family housing within the housing mix from 17% to 20%; inclusion of an additional shoulder storey to the Goods Yard south tower; moving The Depot tower further away from Rivers Apartments to its north by 1m; reconfiguration and enlargement of the basement to accommodate additional lift and stair core requirements.
Haringey Council planning officers have recommended the Spurs proposal for approval but they did so previously when councillors overruled, citing concerns about the height, breadth and spacing of the scheme’s three towers.
Councillors also criticised the architectural quality of F3’s proposals and their impact on nearby listed buildings.