Issue - meetings

[Report of the  Tottenham Director. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration.]This report seeks approval for the appointment of a multi-disciplinary consultancy team to support the Council in delivering the public realm around White Hart Lane Station.  The project provides highways and streetscape improvements along Love Lane, Penhurst Road and White Hart Lane between Creighton Road and the High Road.  The Transport for London “LIP” funded scheme will provide vital infrastructure required to progress the High Road West regeneration scheme, approved by Cabinet, Dec 2014, and wider regeneration, including the Northumberland Development Project (“Spurs scheme”).

The Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning introduced the report which sought approval for the appointment of a multi disciplinary consultancy team to support the Council in delivering the public realm around White Hart Lane Station. The project took into account the response from the public consultation and would provide highways and streetscape improvements along Love Lane, Penhurst Road and White Hart lane between Creighton Road and the High Road. The Transport for London LIP [Local Implementation Plan] would provide vital infrastructure required to progress the High Road West regeneration scheme, approved by Cabinet in December 2014 and wider regeneration, including the Northumberland Park Development project [Spurs Scheme]

RESOLVED

1.    To award a contract in the sum of £529,560 to Muf Architecture/ArtLLP to undertake the delivery of public realm around White Hart Lane station between High road and Creighton Road and along White hart Lane.

2.    To approve the use of the £122,000 LIP funding and subject to the Council’s Contract Standing Orders delegate authority to spend future funds drawn down from the LIP funding for project delivery.

3.    To provide delegated authority to the Director of Regeneration, Planning and development, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration to agree any necessary modifications required to the contract in light of any changes to the scheme at no additional cost.

Reasons for Decision

Delivery of White Hart lane Station and surrounding public realm was a key component in the delivery of High Road West, Northumberland Development Project and the wider regeneration across North Tottenham. This in turn corresponds to the challenging objectives for improvements in social, economic and physical well-being in the Corporate Plan and associated strategies, Upper Lee Valley Opportunity Area and the London Plan.

Alternative Options Considered

The Council considered the option to deliver the scheme utilising existing Council resources. However, this option was not feasible due to lack of the skills and capacity necessary to deliver this project.

Failure to deliver the scheme would compromise the ability of the Council to deliver the wider regeneration of North Tottenham due to the impact that the anticipated increases in demands on the station and surrounding public realm would have on the existing infrastructure.