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[Report of the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning. To be introduced by the Leader of the Council.]

This report seeks approval to appoint the recommended contractor, Contractor B, to undertake a Masterplanning exercise and design development across RIBA Stage 0-3+.

[Councillor Chandwani – left the Chamber]

The Leader of the Council introduced this report which sought approval to appoint the recommended contractor, Contractor B, to undertake a Masterplanning exercise and design development across RIBA Stage 0-3+.

The Leader started by noting the Council and the Selby Trust had developed a high-level vision to create an integrated, inclusive, healthy, sustainable, diverse and connected urban village? on the sites of the Selby Centre and Bull Lane Playing Fields. The proposed mixed use development on the Selby Centre and Bull Lane sites had the potential to deliver up to 200 new homes, including council housing (appx 50%); re-provision of the Selby Centre in a new dedicated community hub; new retail, and sports and recreation facilities in the adjacent Bull Lane Playing Fields. 

The Leader noted the Selby Urban Village project was an ambitious development arising from a shared aspiration between Haringey Council and the Selby Trust to deliver a community focused, mixed-use scheme on the Selby Centre and Bull Lane Playing Field sites and would support the Council’s Priorities set out in the Borough Plan.

The Leader highlighted that this scheme was an example of the Council’s commitment to building new homes and in particular council homes and improving living standards for, and in partnership with, the local community, to ensure they could participate and benefit from the investment in their neighbourhood. For the Selby Centre this is a great opportunity to improve the existing provision for the community. By being part of the co-design and delivery of a centre and building, in which the Trust and its users really thrive and continue to be a valued asset to the community. The inclusion of Bull Lane (Playing field) as part of the re-development, could deliver significant improvements to the area, including state-of-the-art community sporting provisions – enabling local people to participate and enjoy recreational and sports activities within their neighbourhood.

In response to questions from Councillor Connor, the following information was provided:

• Regarding the £1.4mil budget for the Selby Urban Village Project, the Leader informed there was a joint project board with the Council working with Selby which would have an input into how that money was spent. However, the Council would make any final decision, following input by the Board.
• The Leader accepted traffic was an issue and noted there was to be a buses service review for the entirety of North London. The Council would be seeking to address areas where there could be an improvement to public transport, however, Selby was not, at present, an area marked for any prospective bus routes. Following the review, the Council would be looking at which areas could be better served by public transport. It was hoped the development would minimise the use of cars and the Leader noted there would be no through route across the site.
• Officers noted that, if the project was to be delivered by the Council Housing Programme, then it would be delivered by the Council and not Homes  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40