Lynne Featherstone

Lib Dem planning spokesperson Cllr Jonathan Bloch has cautiously welcomed Haringey Council’s assurance that it has not terminated its Pembroke Works lease or entered into any other contractual arrangement yet regarding the site in Hornsey.

The assurance came in response to a written question tabled by Cllr Bloch at Monday’s Full Council. He,along with Lynne Featherstone MP, had voiced concerns over the development proposals sinceHaringey Council revealed that they were in discussions over plans to redevelop the Pembroke Works, Cross Lane, Hornsey into housing with the loss of 25 jobs at a Housing Forum Meeting in November last year.

However, Cllr Bloch is concerned that, despite the assurance, Haringey Council is still investigating their options over the site and stated that they’d have to ‘determine whether it would be appropriate, and financially more advantageous for the Council’.

He says that the Council must look into and consult with residents and businesses on the long-term affect of building homes at the cost of a modern light-industry site in the area and not just the financial benefits the Council would reap from the sale of the site.

Cllr Bloch comments:

“I am pleased that the Council has not committed itself to anything yet and I will be pressing them along with Cllr Lynne Featherstone MP and others to carry out a full and open consultation before making a decision on the future of Pembroke Works.”