The resident ballot ran from Friday 13 August to Monday 6 September 2021. The majority of residents who took part in the ballot voted ‘Yes’, with 55.7% voting in favour.
Thank you to everyone who voted.
All eligible voters were sent a copy of the landlord offer document, which was the council’s guarantee to residents should they choose to vote ‘yes’ in the ballot. You can read the landlord offer here:
The landlord offer confirms that the following will be able to move to a new high-quality home in the newly redeveloped neighbourhood:
- existing secure tenants
- non-secure tenants placed in temporary accommodation by the council
- resident leaseholders on the Love Lane Estate
Why we held a ballot
We agreed funding with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to help deliver 500 new high-quality council homes at council rents. To deliver the new homes, jobs, businesses and community spaces we will need to demolish and rebuild homes on the Love Lane Estate.
We have been working closely with Love Lane residents over many years to understand what they need and would like to see happen in the future on the estate.
The decision to undertake a ballot met our commitment that the local community must be shaping any changes in their local neighbourhood. It was also a requirement of the GLA, in line with the Mayor of London’s resident ballot requirement for funding of schemes which comprise the demolition of social homes and the construction of 150 or more homes.
Who was eligible to vote?
The ballot was open to all residents aged 16 years or older living on the Love Lane Estate, who met one or more of the following 3 eligibility criteria:
- social tenants, including those with secure, assured, flexible or introductory tenancies, named as a tenant on a tenancy agreement dated on or before July 2021 (date of the landlord offer publication)
- resident leaseholders or freeholders who have been living in their properties as their only or principal home for at least 1 year before July 2021 and are named on the lease or freehold title for their property
- any resident whose principal home is on the estate and who has been on Haringey Council’s housing register for at least 1 year before July 2021, irrespective of their current tenure
Residents living in temporary accommodation and private rented sector tenants were eligible to vote, provided that they have been on the local authority housing register for 1 year or more before the date the landlord offer is published (regardless of how long they have lived on the estate).
The eligibility criteria is as stated in the Mayor of London's guidance on ballots (PDF, 4 pages, 71KB).
Who was responsible for undertaking the ballot?
Civica Election Services (formerly known as Electoral Reform Services) are the UK’s leading independent provider of end-to-end ballot, election and voting services. They were appointed as the independent body to undertake the ballot on High Road West. They:
- reviewed the processes for the registration of voters
- advised the council on the question to be put to ballot
- ensured that votes were accurately recorded and counted
- confirmed the overall ballot process meets GLA requirements
How did the ballot work?
Voting packs were posted first class to all eligible residents on Friday 13 August 2021. Residents could cast their vote:
- by post as soon as the ballot paper arrived, using the pre-paid envelope provided
- online through a secure website
- by phone
The voting pack asked residents to respond to the ballot with the following question:
Are you in favour of the proposal for the regeneration of the Love Lane estate as part of the High Road West scheme?
Residents could vote either YES or NO.
All votes had to be received by Civica Election Services by 5pm on Monday 6 September 2021. On Tuesday 14 September 2021 Civica Election Services sent a letter to all residents confirming the result.
Previous consultations
For information on previous consultations with residents and businesses, please see the High Road West previous consultations page.