Issue - meetings

To report on the recent public consultation exercises in respect of the following Conservation Areas and seek approval for their adoption:

• Muswell Hill Conservation Area
• Wood Green Common Conservation Area
• Trinity Gardens Conservation Area

The Committee was reminded that a report was presented to the Planning Committee on 28 September 2006, seeking approval to commence a programme of producing Conservation Area Character Appraisals (CACA) for the Borough’s conservation areas for the purpose of public and stakeholder consultation, with a view to future adoption.  Following approval of the programme the Committee further adopted character appraisals for nine conservation areas in Tottenham.

The second phase of the ongoing programme of public consultations on CACA involved the following 3 conservation areas:

• CA4    Muswell Hill Conservation Area
• CA10  Wood Green Conservation Area
• CA12 Trinity Gardens Conservation Area

The consultation period ran for 10 weeks and closed on 10 September 2007.  A number of boundary changes had been put forward.

Cllr Winskill entered the meeting at 7:55pm.

Representations received as a result of the public consultation had been considered and the CACA had been amended where appropriate.  The appraisals were in the format prescribed by English Heritage.  It was intended that each adopted appraisal would form part of the planning procedure, appeals procedure, enforcement and general planning decision making process.

The Committee noted a number of infringements had been picked up during the consultation process and it was asked whether these had been referred to enforcement.  In response the Committee were advised that all representations received through the consultation process were being reviewed in detail and where appropriate referred to enforcement. 

It was also intended to present to the Committee a small Article 4 appraisal, as Haringey’s locally listed buildings had not been updated since 1997.   Once all the CACA had been completed they would form part of the SPG.

RESOLVED

That the Character Appraisals for the above Conservation Areas be approved and adopted.