Decision details

Approval, pursuant to CSO 17.3 and 9.07.1(c), to enter into Funding and Works Agreements (FWAs) with each of the owners of 4 properties on Bruce Grove, London N17 6RA, as follows:

FWA with Shian Housing Association Limited (SHA) in relation to works to No. 8 Bruce Grove, London N17 6RA. The FWA will enable a grant of £133,202.81 to be given to SHA;

FWA with Mastmead Limited in relation to works to No. 9 Bruce Grove, London N17 6RA. The FWA will enable a grant of £188,236.55 to be given to Mastmead Limited;

FWA with 12 Bruce Grove Freehold Limited (12BG) in relation to works to No. 12 Bruce Grove, London N17 6RA. The FWA will enable a grant of £178,168.58 to be given to 12BG; and

FWA with Cedar Place Residents Association (Bruce Grove) Limited (CPRA) in relation to works to Cedar Place (No. 14 Bruce Grove), London N17 6RA. The FWA will enable a grant of £179,433.20 to be given to CPRA.

Noting that under the FWAs, the property owners will grant a licence to the Council to carry out the works and make a contribution of 10% towards the total costs of the works to each of the named properties (collectively, the Bruce Grove Forecourts).

The FWAs with the owners of Nos. 8, 9, 12 and 14 Bruce Grove will enable the Council to deliver improvements to the Bruce Grove Forecourts.

The Bruce Grove Forecourts project forms part of the wider Tottenham High Street Heritage Action Zone (HS HAZ) regeneration scheme, a partnership between Historic England and Haringey Council with the aim of boosting the local economy by investing in Bruce Grove’s heritage assets.

The Bruce Grove Forecourts are identified as a key priority within the HS HAZ Programme Design, which forms part of the Council’s Funding Agreement with Historic England and has become one of the flagship schemes of the Tottenham HS HAZ.

Funding for the HS HAZ programme comes from a £2.012 million grant from Historic England, with £2.598 million of match-funding from Haringey, in addition to third-party/owner contributions. The Funding Agreement also stipulated that the programme must close by March 2024.

Approximately 50% of the total costs of the Bruce Grove Forecourts works are to be externally funded by Historic England. There is thus a great deal of urgency surrounding the need to deliver the Bruce Grove Forecourts project before programme closure in March 2024, or there is a risk that Historic England grant funding could be withdrawn and the affordability of the project compromised.

The FWAs thus allow the Council to fulfil its obligations under its Funding Agreement with Historic England and its commitment to residents and businesses of Tottenham by investing in 4 statutory listed buildings.

The following alternative option was considered:

‘Do Nothing’

This option would be for the Council not to enter into the FWAs with the owners of Nos. 8, 9, 12 and 14 Bruce Grove for the Bruce Grove Forecourts works. This would prevent the Council from delivering this key element of the Tottenham HS HAZ programme and providing much-needed investment into the local economy and support for the area’s heritage buildings, in accordance with High-Level Outcomes of the Corporate Delivery Plan.