Tottenham Hotspur moved one step closer to starting work on their new hotel on Monday after their plans for a 30-storey hotel next to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were approved by the Greater London Authority.
The project, which was approved by Haringey Council in December 2023, is scheduled to be ready in time for the European Championship in 2028, when the stadium will host games.
The hotel will consist of 180 rooms, with 49 residential apartments and 64 car park spaces. It will sit on a small plot of land — known as ‘Plot 3’ — by the junction of the High Road and Park Lane, by the south-west corner of the stadium. Given the small plot of land, the hotel is being built in a distinctive, tall thin style, with an accessible podium area which will be used for community events, as well as showcasing work by local artists.
Tottenham originally outlined planning permission for a 22-storey hotel on the site, but they submitted an application for an amendment to the design in August 2023. The new proposed design adds another 27 metres in height to the tower. The architects F3, who designed much of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the training ground, have described the project as a “4* lifestyle concept hotel”. The hotel will be the third biggest conferencing venue in London.
The new design was considered by Haringey Council planning officers this autumn, with rounds of consultation held in August and November. Haringey received a seven-signature petition from residents of Worcester Avenue, to the immediate east of the stadium, complaining about the potential traffic and noise, as well as the possible loss of light on nearby Commonwealth Road.
On October 18, 2023, Haringey’s ‘Quality Review Panel’ met to discuss the new design and wrote in their report that the proposals had “improved significantly” since the previous review.
When Haringey’s planning sub-committee met on December 11, 2023, the amended plan was approved. Tottenham said in a statement that week that they “look(ed) forward to working with Haringey Council on a wider masterplan for the area to deliver more homes, jobs and leisure activities critical to the delivery of the hotel”.
After Haringey approved the new plans, the only remaining steps were for a legal agreement with the borough and the Mayor’s office, which came on Monday. Jules Pipe, the deputy mayor for planning, regeneration and skills, wrote to Haringey confirming that he was content for them “to determine the case itself”, rather than the Mayor’s office determining it, meaning the project has passed one of the last remaining hurdles before work can start.
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