Planning Applications in
Haringey
Haringey has a population of approximately 268,700 and is part of the London region. Search any postcode in Haringey to see recent planning applications near you — including extensions, new builds, demolitions, and change of use applications.
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Planning Application Types in Haringey
Based on 1542 applications tracked between 2025-02-20 and 2026-10-27.
Full
30% of all applications
Householder
25% of all applications
Tree Works
15% of all applications
Conditions
13% of all applications
Certificate of Lawfulness
6% of all applications
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Haringey Planning Statistics
Data period: 2025-02-20 to 2026-10-27 · Updated 28 October 2026
What PlanWatch Is Tracking in Haringey
PlanWatch currently holds 1,542 Haringey planning records across 947 unique postcode locations, with tracked application dates from 2025-02-20 to 2026-10-27. The most common categories in this dataset are Full (455), Householder (384), Tree Works (230).
Use this page to start with a postcode search, then open the official council record for the decision notice, drawings, consultation deadline and any later conditions. That matters because a short application description rarely shows the details neighbours and buyers care about: side windows, roof forms, access, drainage, tree works, opening hours or amended plans.
Planning Battles in Haringey
Notable planning controversies and disputes that have shaped development in the Haringey area.
Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV) Collapse
2017-2018Haringey's proposed £2 billion joint venture with Lendlease — the Haringey Development Vehicle — was one of the most controversial planning proposals in London's history. The HDV would have transferred council-owned land (including housing estates) to a 50/50 joint venture for redevelopment. Massive community opposition, legal challenges, and the election of a new Labour leadership opposed to the HDV led to its cancellation in 2018. The controversy reshaped estate regeneration politics across London.
Why this matters: The HDV collapse showed how major land and planning decisions can be reversed through democratic pressure — monitoring council-led development partnerships ensures community interests are protected.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and High Road Regeneration
2015-2025The construction of the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (completed 2019) was accompanied by promises of wider regeneration for the surrounding High Road and Northumberland Park area. While the stadium has been a success, local residents have questioned whether the benefits have extended beyond the ground itself, with affordable housing delivery in the surrounding regeneration zone falling short of commitments.
Why this matters: Stadium-led regeneration creates expectations of wider community benefit — monitoring Section 106 agreements and condition discharge ensures promised community facilities, affordable housing, and public realm improvements are delivered.
Wood Green Cultural Quarter Proposals
2019-2025Proposals for a new 'Cultural Quarter' in Wood Green, including tall buildings and significant residential development around the existing shopping city, have divided the community. Some welcome the investment, while others argue the plans will displace existing businesses and communities without genuine cultural benefit.
Why this matters: Area Action Plans and cultural quarter designations change the planning framework for entire neighbourhoods — monitoring ensures that 'cultural' branding is backed by genuine creative space provision, not just marketing.
Major Developments to Watch in Haringey
Large-scale projects and developments that are shaping the future of Haringey.
Tottenham Hale District Centre
2017-2028Major regeneration of Tottenham Hale around the Victoria Line station, delivering thousands of new homes, workspace, improved public transport interchange, and a new district centre on former industrial and retail land.
High Road West Regeneration (Tottenham)
2020-2032Lendlease-led regeneration of the area west of Tottenham High Road, including the Love Lane Estate, delivering 2,500+ homes, a new library, and community facilities adjacent to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Wood Green Area Action Plan
2018-2030Comprehensive regeneration of Wood Green town centre including replacement of the 1970s Shopping City, new homes, workspace, and improved public realm.
Northumberland Park Regeneration
2020-2035Estate renewal and new development around Northumberland Park, the most deprived ward in Haringey, delivering new and replacement council homes alongside market housing.
What Makes Planning in Haringey Different
- Haringey's east-west divide is one of the starkest in London — planning policies must balance regeneration in the deprived east (Tottenham) with conservation of the affluent west (Muswell Hill, Crouch End), creating politically charged decisions
- The collapse of the HDV (Haringey Development Vehicle) in 2018 has made the council cautious about major development partnerships, influencing how subsequent regeneration schemes are structured
- Alexandra Palace and Park — a Grade II listed building and Metropolitan Open Land — creates unique planning constraints in the north of the borough, including views protection and events management conditions
- Haringey's Harringay Ladder area (distinctive parallel streets of Victorian terraces) has a strong residents' association that actively monitors and responds to planning applications, achieving an unusually high level of community engagement
- The borough straddles the boundary between the Upper Lee Valley Opportunity Area and the Crossrail 2 safeguarding corridor, meaning strategic GLA policies apply to significant portions of the borough
Haringey Council processes approximately 3,200 planning applications per year. The borough's housing target is approximately 1,592 homes per year under the London Plan, with the majority expected in the eastern growth areas of Tottenham Hale, Northumberland Park, and along the High Road. The council's planning service has been rebuilt after the HDV controversy, with a stronger emphasis on community engagement and transparent viability assessment.
Key Areas in Haringey
Average house prices around £530,000, with extreme variation between the affluent west (Highgate, Muswell Hill, Crouch End at £700,000+) and the more deprived east (Tottenham, Seven Sisters at £350,000). The borough straddles one of London's starkest wealth divides. Tottenham's regeneration is expected to significantly change the eastern housing market.
Recent Planning Applications in Haringey
Latest applications submitted to Haringey council.
Front garden - T1 - holm oak tree (6m) - reduce height by approximately 2m and reduce branches overhanging path by approximately 1m to remove camera blockage. T2 - shrubs and trees on front boundary (6m) - trim with hedge cutters to reduce pavement overhang. Back garden- T5 - sycamore tree (10m) - remove deadwood ivy from crown and lift crown over #98 Crouch Hill by approximately 2m by removing small diameter branches. T6 - holm oak tree (9m) - reduce height by approximately 2m and reduce branches overhanging rear neighbour back to boundary, approximately 1m. (Works to T3 - holm oak tree and T4 - box elder tree will be considered separately under tree works application ref. HGY/2026/2939, as these trees are protected by a TPO)
Eblana, 100 Crouch Hill, Hornsey, London, N8 9EA
T1) Sycamore - Reduce crown by 35% back to previous growth points 5m of hight and 3m of width T2) Sycamore - Signs of decay at base of tree Reduce crown by 40% 7m of hight and 4m of width
1 Hornsey Lane Gardens, Hornsey, London, N6 5NX
Works to trees protected by a TPO. T3 - holm oak tree (8m) - reduce height by approximately 2m to create clearance to roof. T4 - box elder tree (7m) - reduce crown by approximately 3m and lift crown over pavement to 3m from ground level. (Works to all other trees will be considered separately under Section 211 Notice ref. HGY/2026/2942, as these trees are in a Conservation Area but not protected by a TPO)
Eblana, 100 Crouch Hill, Hornsey, London, N8 9EA
T1- Willow tree - reduce back to previous pruning points (approximately 2m reduction) , remove branch touching neighbours shed.
5 Thirlmere Road, Hornsey, London, N10 2DL
Rear garden: Ash (T1) - fell. Pear (T2) - reduce crown by 1.5m. Reason: The ash is dying - 90+% of it had no leaves this year. It's right next to an outbuilding in neighbour's garden and could cause significant damage if limbs fail. The pear hasn't had its crown reduced for a while thus requires general maintenance. Neighbour at number 18 had bad subsidence this summer. One of the recommendations from their insurer's surveyor was to reduce the crown, though this was verbal and we're waiting for the written recommendation.
20 Talbot Road, Tottenham, London, N15 4DH
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- Data last refreshed: 28 October 2026
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