Haringey Council is to select Lendlease as the preferred bidder to deliver the regeneration of the High Road West scheme in Tottenham, despite ongoing oppostition to the £2bn development vehicle.
The council will meet to recommend the firm on 12 September after a five-year consultation process on the scheme, which covers the area opposite the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium development.
Opposition to the development vehicle is predicated on three key areas: privatisation of public assets; scepticism over displaced residents’ “right to return”; and concerns about whether councillors will have the authority to hold “big business” to account on areas such as affordable housing.
