- Haringey Heartlands
Haringey Heartlands is a currently ongoing urban regeneration project in the London Borough of
Haringey . The site is located West ofShopping City inWood Green . The aim of the development is "to create a vibrant and attractive new urban quarter which acts as the civic and cultural Heart ofHaringey , integrating with and benefiting wider communities. [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/planning_decisions/strategic_dev/2003/nov0503/haringey_heartlands_development_framework_report.rtf] "The newly-named Heartlands will centre on the new Clarendon Square and spine road (to be named
Mary Neuner road, after the former mayor of the borough) [ [http://www.haringey.gov.uk/spine_road.htm Spine Road agreement kick-starts Haringey's biggest regeneration scheme: Haringey Council ] ] [ [http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/latest_news/newlinkroad.htm Link road to be named after former Mayor: Haringey Council ] ] , based around Brook Road, Clarendon Road and Western Road. It will be the site for 1300-1500 new homes [ [http://www.haringeyheartlands.com/HARINGEY/page.php?PCN=Index Haringey Heartlands - Welcome to Haringey Heartlands ] ] , as well as small business space, a 20 storey Landmark tower, and open spaces and play areas.Public consultation on the site commenced in 2003 and a draft development plan was drawn up in 2005 [ [http://nrvra.org.uk/wiki/images/a/a6/Haringey_Heartlands_Consultation_Draft.pdf 1135 Haringey A4 080903 ] ] . A £4.6m government grant to
Transport for London andHaringey Council [ [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/3645.aspx TfL welcomes £5m transport boost for Haringey | Transport for London ] ] meant that civil engineering started on the spine road through the site in Spring 2008.References
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