Odd One Out Competition 2019 – The Answers

Since our last report in March, there have been 74 applications in the Wards that the Association is concerned with and no objections lodged. Although this is almost double the volume last reported it is still an historically low number presumably reflecting financial and geopolitical confidence, or rather lack of it. The majority of the…

Alexandra Palace received national recognition in Parliament in February, when our local MP highlighted the Palace at Prime Minister’s Questions as an iconic British venue and emphasised the importance of continued investment in securing its future for the next century. The events and cultural programme continue to perform strongly. Recent highlights include concerts and residencies…

Main points from the latest Board of Trustees of the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust meeting:

11 Lansdowne Road HGY/2025/2852 – Provision of a large rear extension Earlier in the year we wrote to the Council in support of the objectors to this application. Subsequently a revised scheme was submitted and has now been granted permission. However, many of the objectors have stated that the revisions made will not constitute a…

Santander Bank 105 -111 Muswell Hill Broadway. (HGY/2026/0838) The proposed upgrade of the premises includes the installation of a 46-inch digital merchandising tv display screen in the window. This would be switched on permanently and would show marketing slides to passers by with the slides changing every 30 seconds. We sent a comment to state…

Since our report in November, there have been 41 applications in the Wards that the Association is concerned with and one objection has been lodged. This is approximately the same number of applications reported in our last report, and continues the historically low level of planning activity seen over the last six months to a…