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=Wards Corner battle costs could exceed £200,000= Elizabeth Pears - Haringey Independent (Thursday 22nd July 2010)


 * A FAILED push to redevelop Wards Corner could cost Haringey Council more than £200,000.

The council were left shame-faced in June when a High Court judge overturned its decision to grant planning permission despite two years of fierce opposition from the community.

Wards Corner Community Coalition (WCC) lodged the appeal as a last-ditch attempt to prevent the development from going ahead.

But it has now been revealed the two-year dispute could cost the council £134,000, with a further £78,000 expected to be added to the bill.

The financial cost came to light after Liberal Democrat councillor Gail Engert put the question to the Labour opposition. || ||