OSC – 4th October 2010 – Action 70.8

 

From: Dorfman Marc
Sent: 08 November 2010 13:54
To: Cllr Bull Gideon; Cllr Watson Richard; Merry Geoff; Cllr Mallett Antonia; Hopson Mark; Cooke Stuart
Cc: Edgar Susan; Kotecha Dinesh; Cole Natalie; Cripps Trevor; Cllr Vanier Bernice; Cllr Diakides Isidoros; Cllr Ejiofor Joseph; 'David Browne (Totteham Green)'; Cllr Basu Dhiren; Cllr Winskill David; Cllr Alexander Karen; Cllr Newton Martin; 'Helena Kania (Haringey Link)'; 'Marcelle Jemide (LBH Scrutiny Co-Optee - Parent Governor)'; 'Sandra Young (Co-optee - John Loughborough School)'; 'Sarah Marsh (LBH Scrutiny Co-optee - Parent Governor)'; 'Yvonne Denny'; Bolger Niall; Dorfman Marc; Nisancioglu Sule
Subject: RE: LAWRENCE ROAD@8-11-10 - Update

Dear Colleagues,

  1. senior officers and councillors are receiving up to date briefings
  2. meetings/phone calls are taking place with the applicant and land owner – these are ongoing
  3. Marc Dorfman is visiting the sites and trying to talk to the unauthorised users about appropriate uses and the right way to get authority to use a building
  4. the retrospective applications are being assessed. Joint site visit by planning and planning enforcement is being arranged
  5. noise, dumping nuisance and planning enforcement complaints are being monitored, evidence collected and enforcement measures where appropriate are being prepared. Planning lead officer is liaising with Frontline Services and Neighbourhood Management
  6. LBH Building Control and the Fire Service are arranging to visit the sites to ensure Fire Regulations and Means of Escape are in place and being complied with
  7. 2-4 major RSLs/Developers are being invited to look at the site with the aim of bringing forward comprehensive renewal/development

 

Marc Dorfman

Asst. Director Planning and Regeneration

London Borough of Haringey

639 Tottenham High Road

London N17 8BD

Fax: 0208 489 5220

Tel:  0208 489 5538

 

From: Cllr Gideon Bull [mailto:whl@gideonbull.co.uk]
Sent: 07 November 2010 05:39
To: Cllr Watson Richard
Cc: Edgar Susan; Kotecha Dinesh; Cole Natalie; Cripps Trevor; Cllr Vanier Bernice; Cllr Diakides Isidoros; Cllr Ejiofor Joseph; 'David Browne (Totteham Green)'; Cllr Basu Dhiren; Cllr Winskill David; Cllr Alexander Karen; Cllr Newton Martin; 'Helena Kania (Haringey Link)'; 'Marcelle Jemide (LBH Scrutiny Co-Optee - Parent Governor)'; 'Sandra Young (Co-optee - John Loughborough School)'; 'Sarah Marsh (LBH Scrutiny Co-optee - Parent Governor)'; 'Yvonne Denny'; Dorfman Marc; Hopson Mark; Bolger Niall
Subject: RE: LAWRENCE ROAD

 

Hi Richard,

 

Many thanks for your email and the details of the work being done by yourself and colleagues to address the issues in Lawrence Road. The issue of Lawrence Road was raised at a Cllr Goldberg’s recent Q ‘n’ A session with O & S and concerns were raised about the state of the some of the buildings and the general reflection that this has both the area and the Council. I am pleased that, as ever, you have a handle on things and I would be interested if officers had anything to add.

 

Best wishes,

 

GB

 

Councillor Gideon Bull

Labour Member for White Hart Lane ward

Chair: Overview and Scrutiny Committee

London Borough of Haringey

whl@gideonbull.co.uk

Home/Fax: 020 8352 1261

Mobile: 0779 243 7268

IPBX: 7268

http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=170&J=2

 

From: Cllr Watson Richard [mailto:Richard.Watson@haringey.gov.uk]
Sent: 05 November 2010 07:58
To: Cllr Bull Gideon
Cc: Edgar Susan; Kotecha Dinesh; Cole Natalie; Cripps Trevor; Cllr Vanier Bernice; Cllr Diakides Isidoros; Cllr Ejiofor Joseph; David Browne (Totteham Green); Cllr Basu Dhiren; Cllr Winskill David; Cllr Alexander Karen; Cllr Newton Martin; Helena Kania (Haringey Link); Marcelle Jemide (LBH Scrutiny Co-Optee - Parent Governor); Sandra Young (Co-optee - John Loughborough School); Sarah Marsh (LBH Scrutiny Co-optee - Parent Governor); Yvonne Denny; Dorfman Marc; Hopson Mark; Bolger Niall
Subject: Re: LAWRENCE ROAD

 

Gideon et al, 

 

Isidoros and I have both been dealing with Lawrence Road and it's issues in our ward. Could I enquire to your or Scrutiny's interest in this? 

 

The issue is complex and Niall's team are working on this as part of the regeneration of Lawrence Road.

 

The site you have pictures for was purchased by Gallaird's for wholescale redevelopment. However they went bust last year and the site is now owned by Allied Irish Building Society. They have in turn given the freehold to another company who in turn have sublet it to a company called TA Properties. 

 

TA Properties is highly dubious given a search by me a month back of Companies House found the company was forced into liquidation last year. 

 

On the current site a number of churches have taken residence illegally in planning terms as the building use is not geared up for organisations of this nature. They have been paying considerable rent to TA Properties. 

 

There have now been eight planning applications for temporary change of use for two years by the churches currently there are others. Local residents and I have objected to these applications due to ongoing problems with anti social behaviour, enforcement problems and the concentration of having eight churches in one road and the impact this would have on the long term regeneration of the site. 

 

Enforcement action has been taken earlier in the year in relation to huge piles of rubbish which was traced back to two of the churches. There have been other actions taken also. 

 

I met last week the the Leader and Director of Urban Environment to discuss Lawrence Road and it's future regeneration. 

 

A working group of officers and local members will be setup early next year to take things forward. In the meantime the right applications need to be decided on, Gallaird's original planning application also needs resolving and enforcement action will continue. 

 

Meetings are due to take place between officers and TA Properties aswell as the churches. Of course there is nothing stopping an approach being made to TA Properties on using building space for other purposes but my concern is to that status of this company and I am keen as a first step to get a decision on these planning applications. 

 

The officers leading on this are Marc Dorfman and Mark Hopkins who I have ccd into this email. 

 

Best wishes 

Richard 

 


On 5 Nov 2010, at 00:16, "Cllr Gideon Bull" <whl@gideonbull.co.uk> wrote:

Hi, thanks for the reply. I seem to recall that the Council leased jpeg404 from the owners and that there was some discussion about dilapidation costs., can you please advise as to whether this was so and whether this has been resolved.  Furthermore, given that the state of the buildings has an indirect impact on perception of the council and also taking into consideration the efforts of Cllr Diakides to bring some of these buildings into temporary use, can you update members on progress has been made to this endeavour?

 

GB

 

PS Please reply to all of those who are copied to this email

 

 

Councillor Gideon Bull

Labour Member for White Hart Lane ward

Chair: Overview and Scrutiny Committee

London Borough of Haringey

whl@gideonbull.co.uk

Home/Fax: 020 8352 1261

Mobile: 0779 243 7268

IPBX: 7268

http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=170&J=2

 

From: Edgar Susan [mailto:Susan.Edgar@haringey.gov.uk]
Sent: 03 November 2010 14:40
To: Cllr Bull Gideon
Subject: LAWRENCE ROAD

 

Dear Cllr Bull,

 

Thank you for your email together with attachments.

 

I asked our Property Information Team to check the ownership details of these properties and they have confirmed that all buildings situated at the West Green Road end of Lawrence Road in Tottenham are privately owned.

 

Hope this is of assistance to you.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Susan Edgar

PA to Dinesh Kotecha

Head of Corporate Property Services

Tel: 020 8489 2198

Email: susan.edgar@haringey.gov.uk

From: Cllr Gideon Bull [mailto:whl@gideonbull.co.uk]
Sent: 03 November 2010 01:00
To: Edgar Susan
Cc: Cole Natalie; Cripps Trevor; Cllr Vanier Bernice; Cllr Diakides Isidoros; Cllr Watson Richard; Cllr Ejiofor Joseph; David Browne (Totteham Green); Cllr Basu Dhiren; Cllr Winskill David; Cllr Alexander Karen; Cllr Newton Martin; 'Helena Kania (Haringey Link)'; 'Marcelle Jemide (LBH Scrutiny Co-Optee - Parent Governor)'; Sandra Young (Co-optee - John Loughborough School); 'Sarah Marsh (LBH Scrutiny Co-optee - Parent Governor)'; Yvonne Denny
Subject: RE: Lawrence Road

 

Sincere apologies for the delay in coming back to you on this. Attached are examples of the shabby buildings in Lawrence Road that I was referring to. They are all based at the West Green Rd end.

 

GB

 

Councillor Gideon Bull

Labour Member for White Hart Lane ward

Chair: Overview and Scrutiny Committee

London Borough of Haringey

whl@gideonbull.co.uk

Home/Fax: 020 8352 1261

Mobile: 0779 243 7268

IPBX: 7268

http://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=170&J=2

 

From: Edgar Susan [mailto:Susan.Edgar@haringey.gov.uk]
Sent: 07 September 2010 16:52
To: Cllr Bull Gideon
Subject: Lawrence Road

 

Cllr Bull

 

At yesterday’s O & S committee meeting you identified some shabby buildings on Lawrence Road.

 

Dinesh Kotecha has asked me to email you to enquire whether you can provide more details to enable him to investigate this and provide you with a brief.

 

Many thanks

 

Kind regards

 

 

Susan Edgar

PA to Dinesh Kotecha

Head of Corporate Property Services

Tel: 020 8489 2198

Email: susan.edgar@haringey.gov.uk

 


This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may be subject to legal privilege and are intended only for the person(s) or organisation(s) to whom this email is addressed. Any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system administrator at Haringey Council immediately and delete this e-mail from your system. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect which might affect any computer or system into which they are received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure they are virus free and no responsibility is accepted for any loss or damage from receipt or use thereof. All communications sent to or from external third party organisations may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.
______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________


This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may be subject to legal privilege and are intended only for the person(s) or organisation(s) to whom this email is addressed. Any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system administrator at Haringey Council immediately and delete this e-mail from your system. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect which might affect any computer or system into which they are received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure they are virus free and no responsibility is accepted for any loss or damage from receipt or use thereof. All communications sent to or from external third party organisations may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.
______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________


This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, may be subject to legal privilege and are intended only for the person(s) or organisation(s) to whom this email is addressed. Any unauthorised use, retention, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the system administrator at Haringey Council immediately and delete this e-mail from your system. Although this e-mail and any attachments are believed to be free of any virus or other defect which might affect any computer or system into which they are received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure they are virus free and no responsibility is accepted for any loss or damage from receipt or use thereof. All communications sent to or from external third party organisations may be subject to recording and/or monitoring in accordance with relevant legislation.
______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.
For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email
______________________________________________________________________