Policy information sourced from the Tottenham Area Action Plan

AAP6: Urban Design and Character Including Tall Buildings

A) The significant change planned for Tottenham’s Growth Areas provides the opportunity to establish a new urban character for these areas. The Council will prepare Design Code SPDs for each area to ensure consistency of design across the area, and that a framework for high quality design is achieved.

B) In line with DM6, Tottenham Hale and North Tottenham as growth areas, and the area directly adjacent to Seven Sisters Station have been identified as being potentially suitable for the delivery of tall buildings. Further details of these developments will be in accordance with the relevant Site Allocations, and proposals should have regard to the guidance set out in the Council’s Tall Buildings and Views SPD, once adopted.

C) The appropriate height of development sites within Tottenham will be guided by the principles in Local Plan Policies DM1 and DM6, the reorientation of Tottenham Hale from an urban to a central area, the policy below, and the Site Allocations included in the Neighbourhood Areas Chapter.

D) The Council expects the highest density development to be located adjacent to public transport nodes, and in Growth Areas and Areas of Change. At their boundary, development is expected to transition between these areas and the suburban areas of the AAP through appropriate transition/scaling of heights.

E) Development should have regard to the recommendations of the Urban Characterisation Study to ensure the heights of new buildings respond to and help to define the surrounding character, whilst optimising opportunities for intensification and regeneration.

F) Taller buildings will be appropriate along (parts of) Tottenham High Road, Park Lane, Lordship Lane, Northumberland Park, Broad Lane, Lawrence Road, West Green Road, Seven Sisters Road, Monument Way, Ferry Lane, and within existing mid-rise residential areas, responding to the prevailing mid-rise character, and in some cases promoting intensification, increasing heights from low-rise to mid-rise where appropriate.

G) Retained suburban areas will be protected from inappropriate development, with taller development only being permitted where it can be demonstrated that the existing character of the area will not be compromised.

H) The impact of new development, and particularly tall buildings should be considered against the requirements to protect Local Views as set out in DM5: Locally Significant Views and Vistas.

I) Where proposals fall within 500m of a Special Protection Area/ RAMSAR areas, specific measures should be set out to ensure there is no adverse effect on ecological integrity. Applicants are encouraged to engage with Natural England during pre-application discussions.

Policy information sourced from the Tottenham Area Action Plan