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Get Boris to Reconsider Grainger's Plan for Wards Corner
This petition was published by Wards Corner Community Coalition on Jul 02, 2012
We call on Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, to exercise his power to call-in and determine Grainger's application to demolish Wards Corner, ref no's: HGY/2012/915 and HGY/2012/0921.
We believe the Mayor must call this plan in because:
- Haringey's handling of the application was unacceptable. They rushed this major application through in only 6 weeks meaning local people had very little time to properly engage with what are very controversial proposals.
- It is bad practice for the Council to consider multiple similar applications from Grainger. They claim this new application is different enough to be considered, but not different enough to warrant fresh consultation to replace the outdated and poor consultation attempts from 2008. They can't have it both ways.
- There are concerns over the viability of Grainger's proposals and the likelihood they will be able to complete the project.
- Neither Seven Sisters Market nor the other independent businesses on the site will be able to return to the new development, impacting greatly on the livelihoods of the traders and the accessibility to local people of the goods and services these businesses offer. Grainger have offered to rehouse the market however the terms of this agreement make it completely unviable for the traders.
- The proposal is of poor design and involved demolition of Designated Heritage Assets. This will impact negatively on the conservation area and on the overall character of Seven Sisters and Tottenham High Rd Historic Corridor.
We believe the Mayor must call this plan in because:
- Haringey's handling of the application was unacceptable. They rushed this major application through in only 6 weeks meaning local people had very little time to properly engage with what are very controversial proposals.
- It is bad practice for the Council to consider multiple similar applications from Grainger. They claim this new application is different enough to be considered, but not different enough to warrant fresh consultation to replace the outdated and poor consultation attempts from 2008. They can't have it both ways.
- There are concerns over the viability of Grainger's proposals and the likelihood they will be able to complete the project.
- Neither Seven Sisters Market nor the other independent businesses on the site will be able to return to the new development, impacting greatly on the livelihoods of the traders and the accessibility to local people of the goods and services these businesses offer. Grainger have offered to rehouse the market however the terms of this agreement make it completely unviable for the traders.
- The proposal is of poor design and involved demolition of Designated Heritage Assets. This will impact negatively on the conservation area and on the overall character of Seven Sisters and Tottenham High Rd Historic Corridor.
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