Tottenham Hotspur is an English professional football club based in Tottenham, North London. The improved stadium plan will be submitted to Haringey Council next week, as the original scheme by Make Architects, KSS Group and Martha Schwartz Partners fell foul of heritage concerns.
The original stadium master plan included 58,000-seat stadium, hotel and 450 homes. Heritage groups have criticized the plan as it would result in demolition of 15 historic buildings, including two grade II-listed properties.
Thanks to the Heritage outcry, Tottenham Hotspur has agreed to retain and refurbish the Grade II-listed Warrington House, along with three other locally listed buildings. The new scheme will include a spacious public square along with an active courtyard setting for the historic buildings. The Northumberland Development Project will be centered on the new 56,250-capacity stadium, which will be built adjacent to White Hart Lane. The scheme will include a supermarket, housing and a hotel which has been redesigned under the revised application.
The original application was lodged in October 2009. The plan faced criticism from Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) also, for not presenting the three elements – the stadium, supermarket, and housing – as a coherent whole.
