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It is recommended that:

The Head of Housing Development approves extension of a contract to
Kench Consultants Ltd in accordance with CSO 11.01 and 11.02 for
the amount of £6000+VAT, to carry out additional Daylight,
Sunlight services on the 505 Archway Road Development. This is an
extension to the original contract which totalled £8,191+VAT.
Subject to approval, the total contract value would be
£14,191+VAT.

This appointment will support the submission of the planning
application.

Reasons for the decision

The 505 Archway Road site has been designated
by Haringey Council for the direct delivery of new Council
homes.
Kench Consultants Ltd have previously provided Daylight Sunlight
services on this scheme, appointed in accordance with CSO 11.01 and
11.02.
Additional information has recently been identified as required to
support a robust planning application. This includes updates to the
existing reporting to include updated methodology and information
sources. It also includes further testing to be carried out to one
particular property where there has recently been a planning
approval for a new rear extension, previously not accounted for in
the reporting.
Kench Consultants have existing knowledge of the particulars of the
project and are therefore well placed to carry out the additional
required Daylight Sunlight Services up to planning, within the
tight timescales required.

Alternative options considered

The Council could run a competitive tender to
identify a consultant for these services. This option would mean
that any new consultant appointed would have none of the required
background information on the scheme, meaning the project would
incur further cost and delay to the planning submission and any
subsequent tender process, with potential risk in achieving GLA
grant funding.
The Council could decide not to appoint this consultant or to
commission further Daylight Sunlight Consultant services up to
planning and RIBA Stage 3, however this would likely prejudice the
planning process, potentially hindering the delivery of new council
homes.