Hornsey Town Hall and its surrounding buildings and land is owned by the London Borough of Haringey.<\/p>\n
The main Town Hall building, including the Assembly Halls and the former Council Chamber
\nThe Old Clinic (to the rear of the Town Hall)
\nThe car parks to the rear of the Town Hall and the Library
\nThe Library Garden
\nThe Broadway Annexe on the north side of the Town Hall Square, the Customer Services Centre, council offices and Studio
\nThe Town Hall Square in front of HTH
\nView a map of the town hall site<\/p>\n
HTHT and before that, the Community Partnership Board and Advisory Panel, worked with Haringey Council to look at a range of development options for mixed arts use of the Town Hall that included:<\/p>\n
Performance, assembly and rehearsal spaces
\nMeeting places and activities for young people
\nRestoration of the Council Chamber for public use
\nAn arthouse cinema
\nExhibition space
\nCreative space for small enterprises and businessRetail\/caf\u00e9\/bar units
\nHousing \u2013 both private and social\/affordable
\nLandscaped gardens with access for all
\nLimited parking for residents and disabled persons<\/p>\n
The renewal of Hornsey Town Hall presents an ideal opportunity to develop significant public spaces around the building for community use.<\/p>\n
Our vision is to open up the space behind and in front of the Town Hall, reconnecting the Town Hall Square with the Library Garden at the rear.<\/p>\n
All the business models considered by the Trust for mixed use had to demonstrate both a viable capital plan (for the restoration of the Grade II* Listed building) and a viable revenue plan, capable of operating independently from LBH.<\/p>\n
After extensive research by HTHCT and experienced arts business planners, the Trust came to the conclusion that the mixed use model was not viable.<\/p>\n
The Trust therefore supported the Cabinet decision to lease HTH to Mountview. Mountview was committed to restoring the HTH and all parties are also committed to ensuring public benefit for the long term and community access to the building. However, on 23 January 2015 it was announced that the Mountview project would no longer be going ahead due to funding issues.<\/p>\n
FEC Development and the Restoration of Hornsey Town Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2016, Haringey Council put the contract for the restoration of Hornsey Town Hall with an enabling development of flats in the car park to the rear out to tender.\u00a0 You can read the Descriptive Document below for background information.\u00a0 Members of the Trust took part in the evaluation of the tenders.<\/p>\n FEC was awarded the contract and planning permission was given in December 2018.\u00a0 The lead architects are Make (www.makearchitects.com).\u00a0 Haringey Council\u2019s agreement with developers FEC requires:<\/p>\n The agreement between the Council and FEC guarantees continued public access to, and use of, many parts of the building including historically significant spaces such as the Foyers, Assembly Hall, Council Chamber, Committee Rooms, and Mayor’s Parlour.<\/p>\n Community use is guaranteed by the Community Use Agreement\u00a0 (link below) which Hornsey Town Hall Trust helped broker and which was signed by FEC and LBH in 2018.\u00a0 Community Use must be available for sixty per cent of the Arts Centre’s hours of operation in a rolling six month period and must be priced at “a reasonable blend of commercial and Non-Commercial rates”.\u00a0 Non-Commercial is defined in the agreement as not exceeding the costs of maintenance and overheads, and not generating any profit.<\/p>\n 180502_Community_Use_Access_Agreement_with_plans<\/a><\/p>\n ISDS_Vol_2 _Descriptive_Document<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Useful documents<\/h5>\n