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Topic ID 472
02/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew
Hospice in Amwell
Heard last night that Harringay Council have brought either some of or all of the plot in Amwell (cant remember beer haze)and will also be building affordable housing for London over spill, as well as the Hospice.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
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Reply ID 4012
02/02/2005 by Bart
The front page of this week's Mercury has a story about a developer offering to provide a new home for Isabel Hospice - as long as he can also build 500 new homes on the same Amwell plot.
The area he wants to build on is off Hoe Lane, is that where you mean Victor?
Reply ID 4014
02/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew
I saw the article, but do not have the paper any more. I thought the plot was near the A414 roundabout at Hailey. Im sure that its not off Hoe lane, as the only empty fields there I can think of are next to The Rugby club and I have not heard anything up there about it.
Reply ID 4017
02/02/2005 by Ewoowar
Contact the planning department at the council. They should be able to confirm.
Reply ID 4022
02/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew
Ah its the other side of the Road from the Rugby Club.
Reply ID 4033
02/02/2005 by Ewoowar
So, what is the link with L.B. Harringay? If it is to be affordable housing I would rather it was available to people like my friend. He is a teacher who lives locally with his mother and teaches in a local school but cannot afford a place of his own.
Why have this space as 'overspill' from Harringay' for petes sake when we cannot provide 'affordable' housing for those who already live and work locally. How does this effect the 'local plan'? Is this part of the homebuilding plans referred to in the other thread?
Reply ID 4038
03/02/2005 by Victor Meldrew
Not entirely sure, as I said it was a hazey conversation with a pal in the pub. I couldnt agree with you more, people wishing to get on the ladder in Hertford have major difficulties considering an average 2 bedroom house is anything from £180k upwards
Reply ID 4087
04/02/2005 by CityBird
Hertford/Ware doesn't have the infrastructure to cope with 500 extra houses, the traffic is pretty chocca along Hoe Lane etc. Primary schools that end of town are already over subscribed, trains overcrowded etc etc. I will be writing to object to the planning application.
Reply ID 4133
06/02/2005 by jez_p
Still sounds better than a cattle market though.
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