Following the public meeting in June 2023 in response to Highgate School’s large-scale development plans across a number of their sites, and as a result of the Highgate Society’s request to set up community workshops with the school and local groups, we are pleased to report that the workshops are now underway. There have been […]
Building on the outcome from the Public Meeting in June 2023, we have continued to push forward the programme of workshops, and the Kings Foundation have been appointed as facilitators. Resident views continue to be relevant. You can contact the Secretary of the Highgate Society secretary@highgatesociety.com to be put in touch with the individual representing your street.Other material […]
The Society has been working with the School to take forward plans for workshops to consider the Schools planning applications. These are now likely to take place in the New Year and we hope facilitated by the Prince’s Foundation. Click More for details.
Six weeks ago, we were facing a planning process with huge momentum and would very likely by now be putting dates in our diaries for the planning committee meetings to consider the applications. Instead thanks to the public meeting we now have a clearly expressed view from the Highgate community asking the School to think […]
The public meeting about Highgate School’s planning applications was a great success. Catherine West was an excellent chair, and we had a very good turnout, estimated at nearly 250 people including online. For full details click More
Planning applications have now been submitted to Haringey Council for the School’s 10-year building programme which involves four main sites: Dyne House and the Science Block in the village; and Richards Music Centre and Mallinson Centre in Bishopswood Road. There would if approved by the Council be a near doubling in size of the total […]
The works proposed to Dyne House are probably the most extensive of the building works. Located in the centre of the village they are certainly the most disruptive. The existing building has few admirers but the refurbishment in our view does nothing to improve it and is a missed opportunity.
We think this building is damaging to the Conservation Area. The existing building has the traditional appearance of a sports pavilion which is well suited to its location. Indeed, in its semi-rural setting, its appearance fits perfectly with the wider area and it is demonstrably a positive contributor to this part of the Conservation Area. The proposed replacement building, by contrast, with its acres of glazing and very long low-pitched roofs, resembles nothing so much as a car showroom on an industrial estate or a main road – to which its design is more suited than a Conservation Area.
June 8th 2023 7.00 pm
St Michael’s School, North Road N6 4BG and on Zoom
Catherine West MP chairs an open meeting for the School to explain their proposals and listen to feedback. For full details click More.
Highgate School have ambitious development plans and last month Haringey held an online Development Management Forum at which the school, its architects and planning consultants presented details of developments proposed in phases over the next 10 years. Development Management Forums are now a normal procedure for presenting major proposals to the community after the applicant […]
