Lib Dem councillors in Muswell Hill will be hoping to make it three victories out of three when Haringey Council’s planning committee makes a decision on a controversial planning application for 30 Muswell Hill, N10.

Lib Dems say the application to demolish the current Edwardian house and garden and erect 12 grey and aluminium flats is the latest in a recent spate of planning applications over the last couple of months that have sought to build on green space.

Cllr Jonathan Bloch (Muswell Hill ward) has campaigned with local residents to ensure that planning applications at 1 Tudor Lodge, Grand Avenue and The Cornerways, Ellington Road, N10 were rejected because the Lodge was in a conservation area, while The Cornerways development was overbearing and out of keeping with the area.

This latest application in Muswell Hill has received over 300 signatures of protest from local residents with whom Cllr Bloch has been working closely.

The Lib Dems are concerned that developers have seen Haringey as an easy target for large profitable developments.

Cllr Bloch, the Lib Dems’ new planning spokesperson, believes that while there is a need for more housing in London, developments must not be to the detriment of the area and local residents.

He says that these three applications typify the kind of aggressive developments that Haringey Council has in the past failed to prevent. He is hopeful that the residents of Muswell Hill will get a third victory that will send a clear message to developers.

Cllr Bloch comments:

“The Lib Dems have had great success in the past at stopping unsuitable applications in the area. However in the last couple of years there has been a noticeable rise in applications, particularly in Crouch End and Muswell Hill.

“We will continue to work with local residents to show developers and Haringey Council that aggressive development will not be tolerated.”