ALMOST three quarters of new homes built on major developments in Haringey are affordable, new figures reveal.
Since 2011, 599 affordable homes were built across 40 major schemes which broke the 40 percent target for affordable housing on these developments. A total of 958 affordable homes were built at Tottenham Hale Village, which is by far the biggest development the borough has seen. At Isobel Place behind Tottenham Town Hall 109 homes are already affordable. A total of 35 residents have been moved to affordable homes in Hornsey Depot, and 168 new developments of affordable homes are under construction and will be affordable once complete. Thousands more affordable homes are expected to be built in the borough in the near future. The figures were published in the council’s Authority Monitoring Report (AMR), which measures the effectiveness of local planning policies since 2011.
In Haringey a total of 5,275 new homes were built in Haringey since 2011 and another 5,444 are planned to be built in hopes of tackling the shortage of housing in the borough. Cllr Alan Strickland, Haringey Council Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Planning said: “It is a tremendous achievement to have delivered nearly three-quarters affordable housing on major developments in the borough, and underlines our commitment to ensuring that investment and regeneration in our borough is making a positive impact on the lives of people who live here. “We’re committed to playing our part in tackling the housing crisis, helping local people to get a foot on the housing ladder and ensuring Haringey has the right mix of housing.”