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=Residents vote against Wards Corner redevelopment proposals= Neeta Dutta - Haringey Independent (Tuesday 20th November 2007)

RESIDENTS opposed to Haringey Council's preferred redevelopment scheme for the Wards Corner site at Seven Sisters have voted against more money being spent on the proposals.

The vote was held at a meeting between members from the Bridge New Deal for Communities (NDC) and residents last Thursday evening.

While the vote is not binding, campaigners against the plans proposed by private company Grainger are hopeful their views will be considered at the next Bridge NDC board meeting.

Resident Paul Carroll said: "This is very good news. It shows that people want the NDC to spend its money on projects which directly benefit the community rather than developers who don't need it."

The Bridge NDC, which was established in 2001 to help regenerate the Seven Sisters area through investment, is in favour of Grainger's redevelopment scheme which includes the construction of 180 flats, 50,111 sq ft of shops and leisure units.

However, more than 100 traders and residents have signed a petition set up by the Tottenham Civic Society against the proposals as they believe the former Wards Department Store has significant architectural merit owing to its Edwardian heritage and should not be demolished.

Campaigners have been working on an alternative community plan for the Wards Corner site and formally submitted the first section to the council last week.