- www.leevalleyestates.co.uk This is the lastest list of news from our website. en-uk http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=127 A PROPERTY firm involved in dozens of major renovation projects in Waltham Forest over the years has celebrated its 25th anniversary. Lee Valley Estates, which was founded in Leyton under the name 'Charterhouse Mercantile Properties' before moving to Tottenham in recent years, has bought and refurbished more than one million square feet of industrial estates in the region since its formation in 1987. Company chairman Michael Polledri, who was honoured with an MBE for services to enterprise and regeneration in 2010, said he was delighted by the milestone, and praised board member and former business partner Denys Downing for his help with the company's success. Mr Polledri, who is also chair of the Waltham Forest Business Board, said: "This organisation could not have become what it is without him – a most honest and honourable man, who became my business partner and friend. "Throughout our many successful projects, Denys has always been the voice of reason, providing wise counsel at every stage.” The milestone was marked with a celebratory meal for more than 130 of the Lee Valley Estates' partners, staff, friends and investors at the Great Hall of Leyton Municipal Offices, which itself underwent an £8 million renovation by the firm in 2008. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=126 Sutherland Gateway – Unity Place: A Public Consultation, 4th April 2012   Lee Valley Estates is inviting the local community to join them on 4th April 2012 to view and discuss their proposals for a mixed use development aimed at regenerating the Gateway to Sutherland Road. The consultation will be held in the heart of the development site, better allowing attendees to visualise the transformation. The address of this is Unit 6, Unity Works, Sutherland Road and will take place at 5 – 8pm Wednesday 4th April. The proposed development will bring a number of benefits to the existing community. These will include; a new green gateway providing a direct link to Sterling Road from Sutherland Road offering greater access to the station for all residents in this area, a vibrant mix of houses and apartments, – better suited to the local residents than the current industrial site - informal dedicated children’s play areas and offering better amenity space for all, – providing further services to the community and crucially more opportunities for employment within the wider area. Project Director Chris Shellard commented “This is another example of Lee Valley Estates’ commitment to the regeneration of Blackhorse Lane in collaboration with the London Borough of Waltham Forest. We take great pride from our involvement in these schemes. This development is further proof of our ongoing desire to improve the lives of the local community.  Lee Valley Estates was formed in 1987 and has since inception focused its work throughout the Lea Valley corridor, allowing Lee Valley Estates to be a driving force in its regeneration. Lee Valley Estates has over its 25 years created many homes, new jobs and a whole host of factories, offices and studios. Helping thousands of small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow, they currently provide of 1,000,000sqft of secure and affordable workspace. Working closely with the local boroughs of Waltham Forest, Enfield and Haringey, and many private and public sector partners, Lee Valley Estates has created high quality, sustainable and affordable developments giving good value for money in both their commercial and residential schemes.   http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=124 Local business Lee Valley Estates, in conjunction with registered social landlord Christian Action Housing, have been granted planning permission to convert the basement of The LMO (former Leyton Municipal Offices) into 16 studio and one bed apartments.   The lower ground level will comprise of 14 studio and 2 one bed apartments and will be available for rent via Christian Action Housing.    Lee Valley Estates and Christian Action Housing have worked together as development partners in the past to create affordable homes, an example being nearby Katherine House which provides 17 family homes.  Lee Valley Estates chairman, Michael Polledri, commented “Following the construction and subsequent occupation of Katherine House we realised that there was a shortage of affordable studio accommodation, especially for individuals.  We hope that by constructing these studio apartments we will provide badly needed affordable studio’s in Leyton.”   The future residents of The LMO will benefit from the close proximity to the Olympic Legacy at Stratford with Leyton station being just one stop away on the Central Line, and Leyton Station being approximately 5 minutes walk from The LMO.   Lee Valley Estates was formed in 1987 and provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley Corridor.  Helping thousands of small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow, they currently provide over 1,000,000 sq ft of secure and affordable work accommodation.  Lee Valley Estates also develop large, mixed-use development schemes, providing homes and community facilities alongside workspace, to support sustainable regeneration.    Often working closely with the local boroughs of Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest, and many private sector partners, Lee Valley Estates aim to create high quality, sustainable and affordable developments giving good value for money in both their commercial and residential schemes. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=125 THE capacity of Leyton Tube station will be doubled under plans to deal with the influx of visitors to the Olympics. There were concerns that the High Road station would not be able to cope with the surge in numbers expected next year. But an agreement has now been reached to enhance exits and entrances on both sides of the station. In addition to the current exit, new access to the street will be created from the westbound platform on to Goodall Road. Two extra exits will be created from the eastbound platform when needed. The changes come after talks between Waltham Forest Council, Transport for London (TfL), the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). The ODA provided the £200,000 funding for the work, which is set to take place in February next year. Council leader Chris Robbins said, “There will obviously be a large rise in visitors to both London and the borough during the Games. It is important that all transport services work to full capacity during the Olympics and Paralympics, but also that Leyton benefits from the legacy of the Games.” Michael Polledri, chairman of the Waltham Forest Business Board, said: “These improvements will be of great benefit to both the residents of Leyton and the businesses in the area.” Peter Hendy. TfL Commissioner, said, “The new improvements at Leyton Tube station will double its capacity and leave a transport legacy Londoners will benefit from for years to come. Given the station’s proximity to the Olympic Park the additional capacity will also compliment the transport hubs in the area during Games time.” CCTV and new public address systems will also be installed. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=122 A chance to enjoy the magnificent Tottenham Town Hall. Rescued from 'at risk' regsiter, a complete refurbsihment has transformed this Grade II listed building, with Moorish-Jacobean style ceiling, and intricate Italian terrazzo mosiac floor back to its former glory.   http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=121 Lee Valley Estates is inviting the local community to join them on 30th June to view and discuss their proposals for a new mixed use development, including a pedestrian only gateway link, between Sutherland Road and Blackhorse Lane. The proposed development will provide a mixed community of homes, shops, boutique workspace and a potential health facility.  In addition there will be public open amenity space and informal play areas for children.  Lee Valley Estates are proposing to build 251 new homes which will comprise of studio, 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments and 3, 4 and 5 bed houses.  The proposal also includes over 24,000 sq ft of commercial space thus not only creating homes, but employment opportunities too. The construction phase is anticipated to take approximately 3 years and will create in excess of 200 jobs, including opportunities for local labour. Project director Chris Shellard commented: “Our vision is to regenerate existing under-used land by creating a new community and in the process provide a safer, pedestrian friendly environment for new and existing residents of the local area.”  Lee Valley Estates was formed in 1987 and provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley Corridor.  Helping thousands of small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow, they currently provide over 1,000,000 sq ft of secure and affordable workspace.  Lee Valley Estates also develop large, mixed-use development schemes, providing homes and community facilities alongside workspace, to support sustainable regeneration.  Working closely with the local boroughs of Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest, and many private sector partners, Lee Valley Estates aim to create high quality, sustainable and affordable developments giving good value for money in both their commercial and residential schemes. If you want to view the proposed scheme, and provide Lee Valley Estates with some feedback, then attend the public consultation on 30th June between 3 and 8pm at Uplands House, Blackhorse Lane, London E17 5QJ. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=118 The RSA Trust has produced a short video (please click the website link below) which gives an insight into the history of the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield Lock.  The buildings of the factory have now been redeveloped into the RSA Island Centre, a thriving business centre, managed by Lee Valley Estates.  Tenants here include Tesco Express, a doctor’s surgery, a community hall, youth centre, a day nursery.  Profits from the centre are donated to the RSA Trust, which distributes the money to local good causes, and runs the Interpretation Centre, a historical exhibition at RSA.  Many thanks to Patrick Gray, RSA Trust Heritage Manager, for his hard work producing the film.    For further information on RSA past and present, please visit the RSA website, www.rsaic.org or call 01992 854 321. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=119 Michael Polledri MBE was honoured at the annual Waltham Forest Love Your Borough awards ceremony on 8th April 2011.  The Love Your Borough awards recognise those that have made a substantial contribution to life within Waltham Forest.   Mr Polledri was presented with the Business Champion award in recognition of his contribution to regeneration in Waltham Forest, as an employer based within the borough and for the business space and storage facilities he provides for small and medium enterprises in Leyton and Walthamstow.  In addition to this Mr Polledri also chairs several business forums and is responsible for the restoration of the former Leyton Municipal Offices.   Mr Polledri said “It is a great honour to receive this very prestigious award, particularly when there are so many exceptional business men and women in Waltham Forest.” http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=117 Local businessman presented with his M.B.E.   Local business man, Michael Polledri, was presented with his award of Member in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire on 27th January 2011.  The award, presented by Prince Charles, followed his inclusion in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in July 2010.   Michael Polledri, Chairman of Lee Valley Estates, received his award in recognition of his services to enterprise and regeneration in North London.  Mr Polledri said “This award is not about one man. This is the result of the combined efforts of the team at Lee Valley Estates and our external partners.”   Lee Valley Estates was formed in 1987 and provides workspace throughout the Lee Valley Corridor.  Helping thousands of small and medium sized enterprises to prosper and grow, they currently provide over 1,000,000 sq ft of secure and affordable workspace.  Lee Valley Estates also develop large, mixed-use development schemes, providing homes and community facilities alongside workspace, to support sustainable regeneration.    Working closely with the local boroughs of Enfield, Haringey and Waltham Forest, and many private sector partners, Lee Valley Estates aim to create high quality, sustainable and affordable developments giving good value for money in both their commercial and residential schemes.   In addition to Lee Valley Estates Mr Polledri also plays a substantial role in the local voluntary sector.  He is a governor at Waltham Forest College, a trustee of the registered charity The R.S.A. Trust, director of North London Business and chair of the Waltham Forest Business Board, to name just a few.  http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=116 Forest YMCA gives our Clockworks development a special mention in their annual review:"What has changed. . . Best of all, we opened 50 new units of semi-supported 'move-on' accommodation at 'Clockworks' in Forest Road". Please click on link to go to an earlier story on our website for more details: http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=114 Haringey People reports on the latest progress of a major regeneration scheme at Tottenham Hale. Housing is at the heart of the £400 million development at Hale Village.The development is a combination of new homes for rent and shared ownership, as well as accommodation for students and private housing.Haringey Council is working alongside Lee Valley Estates, the Homes and Communities Agency and the Newlon Housing Trust on the scheme.The first phase of the development is already up and running.  Emily Bowes Court provides accommodation for around 700 students.And a topping out ceremoney (pictured) has been held for a new complex being built by Willmott Dixon which will provide 154 new affordable homes.In all, the Hale Village development will provide 1,100 new homes - of which 542 will be affordable homes.  Some of the affordable housing will be part rent/part buy.  There will also be some much-needed social rented homes too.  The council will have nomination rights to house families from the borough's waiting list.  In addition to the housing, plans also include:a hotelshopsgreen spacesimprovements to the transport network in the area, including a green link for pedestrians and cyclists from Tottenham High Road to the Lee Valley Regional ParkCllr John Bevan, Cabinet Member for Housing, said:"Housing is at the heart of our plans to transform Tottenham Hale.We're working closely with other organisations and agencies to provide much-needed homes and accommodation for a wide range of local people.It will provide homes, with unsurpassed transport connections, for many people who currently find it difficult to find affordable property - including key workers." Website link takes you to 'Haringey People' online magazine. http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=112 A LEYTON shopkeeper has welcomed plans to revamp 16 shops along the High Road.A total of £400,000 from the central government and the Olympic budget has been put into the project to improve shop fronts and encourage businesses to move into the area ahead of the Olympic games.The first phase will include work to the fronts of 16 shops on High Road on the junction with Adelaide Road.Signs, doors, fascias and other parts of the buildings will be renovated and historic features will be returned to their former glory.Arif Bung is owner of Blackwells Newsagents, which is one of the businesses to benefit from the scheme.He said: "This is a good project.  There has been an excellent response from the shop keepers here."It will be a big improvement to the area.  The whole street will look better in time for the Olympics".Surveys are currently being carried out on each of the buildings to create a detailed plan of the worked needed.The renovation is expected to start in July 2011 and be complete by November.The council said if the project is successful and more funding can be found it will be rolled out in other areas.Waltham Forest Council leader Cllr Chris Robbins said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for us to smarten up the appearance of Leyton in the run up to the Olympic Games and encourage more people to come here."We want this area to become a thriving retail centre in our borough, and we think the best way to do that is to help shop keepers imprive the appearance of their premises so they look fresher and more inviting."Chair of Waltham Forest Business Board, Michael Polledri, said: "Waltham Forest Business Board are delighted to be part of this excellent initiative."We believe that once the works are completed this will be another major visible example of the Olympics legacy benefiting Waltham Forest and, in this case, Leyton in particular". http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=111 Jeanette Sitton enjoys the view in the Paddock's new bat garden from the comfort of wooden bench donated by Lee Valley Estates.The secretary of Lee Valley Bats helped create the new garden, which is due to be officially opend in the new few weeks, as a watching post for the wildlife in the nature reserve, off Ferry Lane, Tottenham.  http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=106 Lee Valley Estates is delighted to provide sponsorship to the Bat Garden in the Paddock by donating a beautiful wooden bench.  The solid oak resting spot was installed on 7 July.  We also look forward to co-hosting the official opening of the Bat Garden.  This will take place on the third floor terrace of our headquarters, Heron House which looks out across the garden's tree-tops. The Bat Garden is situated within The Paddock Community Nature Park on Ferry Lane N17, which is managed by the London Borough of Haringey with support from the Friends of The Paddock . In 2007 Lee Valley Bats had the idea to create a night scented garden at the Paddock specifically designed to attract wildlife and, in particular, bats.  Bats feed on insects, such as moths, midges and other small flying insects, which are attracted to the scents of plants. LVB approached Haringey who own the land and were granted £2000 to develop this vision.  A wood chip path was laid by British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) and the local community.   A wildflower meadow has been created and is now visited by bees, butterflies, moths, dragonflies and damselflies, to name a few. Once bats learn of this new foraging area, it is hoped they will be regular visitors too. Last but not least, a small pond was built, providing the Paddock with its first area of habitable standing water, which is already regularly visited by dragonflies. It was built with funds from the Bat Conservation Trust. Lee Valley Bats, founded in 2007 and Friends of The Paddock, founded in 2000, are voluntary organisations.  The hard work of their volunteers attracted the attention of one of the Lee Valley Estates directors who visited in 2009.  Upon meeting the co-founder of Lee Valley Bats, Jeanette Sitton, Lee Valley Estates offered to contribute. Michael Polledri MBE, Chairman of Lee Valley Estates said, “Lee Valley Estates is delighted to help the community in a very small way to realise this wonderful natural asset”.  A walk around the Paddock is free and visitors can now stop and relax on the Bat Garden's bench. Lee Valley Bats are dedicated to bats through education and community action.  A visit to their website will tell you how bats are an important part of the ecosystem and how they benefit us all.  For example, bats keep our insect populations under control, by eating around 4,000 of them each night.  LVB run free educational courses at the Paddock in winter, (during bat hibernation months), on a variety of wildlife topics. The Paddock was once recreational land for the Lebus furniture factory, but was left to grow wild when the factory closed.  Horses were allowed to graze on it, so the piece of land became known as The Paddock.  The Lebus site is now home to a new mixed use regeneration project, Hale Village, owned and developed by Lee Valley Estates.  It is already home to students from the University of Arts and the next phase will be affordable housing. The contractors at Hale Village, United House, kindly loaned three men and one digger on 7 July to remove deep-rooted dogwood stumps in the Bat Garden.  This has more than doubled the size of the planting area. Lee Valley Bats’ honorary patron is the BBC wildlife filmmaker Simon King FBNA (co-presenter of BBC Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Big Cat Live). For further information, contact Laura Cruickshank at Lee Valley Estates on 020 8885 8530, or laura@lee-valley-estates.co.uk  Notes:LVE sponsored bench in the Bat Garden, The Paddock N17 The Paddock is a part of the Lee Valley Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation and has been identified in LB Haringey’s Biodiversity Action Plan as a possible new site for ‘Local Nature Reserve’ designation. Local Nature Reserves are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. They offer people special opportunities to study or learn about nature or simply enjoy it.  LB Haringey works closely with community groups and charities in the management of its parks and open spaces and welcomes the opportunity to work with business partners such as Lee Valley Estates. The bat garden project has been a particularly fine example of cooperation with The Friends of The Paddock, Lee Valley Bats, BTCV, Froglife, The Bat Conservation Trust and Lee Valley Estates supported by LB Haringey working together to improve the natural environment for both wildlife and people alike.  The provision of a new bench will help enable people to enjoy the newly created pond and meadow habitats which support the delivery of Haringey’s Biodiversity Action Plan. Ian Holt, the Conservation Officer from LBH has taken this project under his wing and recently completed a draft management plan.  Having consulted the Friends of the Paddock the next stage is for the Friends of the Paddock and LB Haringey to meet to formerly adopt it.  http://82.110.105.85/test-lve.co.uk/news_detail.html?id=107 ALL MAPPED OUTRule No 1 for first-time buyers: know the Tube network, says Tom Lewis, ES Hale Village, next to the station, is Haringey borough's biggest development project since the Sixties£400 million scheme that includes 1,200 new homes, a student campus for Universitey of the Arts, hotel, retail and office space.The developer is Lee Valley Estates.  The new homes are expected to be popular with young Londoners priced out of Islington, Camden and Shoreditch.  542 of the new homes will be provided by Newlon.  To register, call 0800 058 2544, or go to sales@newlon.org.uk.