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Haringey Council has published its regeneration plans for Tottenham. They set out the Council's vision for the area from now until 2025 and have been published ahead of the anniversary of the London riots last summer.

'A Plan for Tottenham'  (56-Pages / 13MB PDF) sets out proposals which include the building of more "quality housing", the creation of stronger communities, a new arts and culture scene, and a "civic heart" for the community with a range of retail stores, public spaces and successful businesses.

The plan sets out a vision to regenerate the area and aims to lay the foundation for better economic growth, more investment and improved neighbourhoods. This plan also outlines the regeneration of "key" sites following the riots.

"We want people and businesses to make a positive choice to live, work, visit, invest and stay in Tottenham - and the Plan for Tottenham makes clear how we intend to achieve this," said Claire Kober, leader of Haringey Council.

"The past year has seen tremendous progress with major investment secured; building work already underway on key sites, and wider improvements including community activities and the launch of our Jobs for Haringey programme.

The Plan was launched at the site of the former Carpetright building on Tottenham High Road, which is being rebuilt after being burned down during the riots.

It sets out how regeneration will be focused on key areas for development, including Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham Green and Seven Sisters, and the High Road.

The Plan was developed in partnership with the Tottenham Taskforce, which includes community leaders, business experts and councillors who have worked together to improve Tottenham, the Council said.  There has also been "extensive" consultation with local residents and traders.

"It is critical we continue to build confidence in Tottenham as a place for all to invest in. Working with the Mayor of London we have secured the commitment of almost £1bn of investment through major developments in Northumberland Park and Tottenham Hale," said Kober. 

"Along with the Mayor, we will be investing £40m on a range of programmes that will create high quality public spaces, provide more flexible workspaces to encourage business and entrepreneurship, transform the retail offer and create a new civic heart of Tottenham," she said.

The Plan sets out a vision for the building of 10,000 new "high quality" homes by 2025 and includes a vision for the creation of over 5,000 new jobs, which would be created or accessed with almost a million square feet of employment and commercial space added, the Plan said. 

A new leisure destination in Northumberland Park, which would be serviced by a new White Hart Lane station and improved public realm that would enhance the local high street and becomes a genuine year round destination, it said. 

A masterplan and investment framework has been developed for Northumberland Park, which aims to encourage the development of a mixed use leisure destination, including new housing choices and transport infrastructure improvements.

At the 39 acre Tottenham Hale site, the Plan outlines a strategy which would include a "comprehensive range of uses", supported by a refreshed Tottenham Hale Master Plan to deliver a new urban centre, 4,000 new jobs, high class transport hub and connectivity improvements with Tottenham Green, Seven Sisters and the High Road, the Plan said. "Tottenham is full of potential. It is an area of the capital which is brimming with opportunity and ripe for investment, but not to the detriment of the local people and businesses who have made it the hub of entrepreneurialism and creativity that it is," said Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London. "I want to see the area regenerated with the support of the people who live and work there, which I know is the ambition of the council too."

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