Issue - meetings

1. Land between 10 and 12 Muswell Hill Place.

2. Land adjacent to 82 Muswell Hill Place.

3. Ednam House garages.

4. Barnes Court parking area.

The sites constituted the first tranche of a Council new build programme.

Land between 10 and 12 Muswell Hill Place

·         Two design options were being considered; one plain brick and one white rendered to reflect neighbouring properties. Concerns were expressed that the white rendered design preferred by ward Councillors would suffer over time from discolouration to the base. The potential could be considered of introducing a brickwork design to the base to mitigate this.  

·         Clarification was required as to whether any prescribed car parking rights had been established on the site.

·         Concerns were expressed regarding the use of flat roof construction as opposed to pitched. Officers advised that the roof would have a min 1:60 fall and provided assurance that the design and construction of modern flat roofs had greatly improved, with 25 year warrantees even available in some instances.

·         Members stressed that the development would need to conform to London Plan space standards. Officers identified that this had been an error within the report and provided assurance that compliance would be required.

Land adjacent to 82 Muswell Hill Place

·         Cllr Rice expressed concern that the development would be marketed for private sale when there was a considerable waiting list for Council housing. Officers identified that the capital receipt realised from the sale would be used to fund the rest of the programme and that the remaining properties built in this first tranche would be Council rented. Cllr Rice agreed to pick the point up with the Chair outside of the meeting.

Ednam House garages

·         It was advised that local ward Councillors had asked that the proposed design be revised to incorporate a more traditional porch and bay window design and to reconsider the provision of a green roof in light of concerns over maintenance.

Barnes Court parking area

·         In terms of design, it was advised that officers had requested that consideration be given to a more traditional roof design and the provision of a greater number of windows to the gable end.