Building / block / estate
Prowse Court (formerly Highmead)
Address
Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, London N18 2FF
Local Authority
Enfield
Storeys / height
Cladding
ThermoWood timber cladding and decking to INSET BALCONIES only, not the main wall. EWS1 rated B2
url: https://www.archdaily.com/778208/highmead-hawkins-brown
Owner / Landlord
Original design architect
Hawkins-Brown (scheme designed as Highmead; completed and opened 17/07/2015)
Original consent ref/date
Remediation ref/date
description: “New build. Enfield. ThermoWood timber cladding and decking to INSET BALCONIES only, not the main wall. EWS1 rated B2. Remediation: Complete July 2024, GBP 1.2m, 88 balconies, client Vistry”
Remediation lead
Arte Construction (contractor). Design lead not traced
Litigation
No claim found. BSF application REJECTED - fund excludes balconies unless integral with cladding. Leaseholders quoted GBP 12,000-15,000 each. Countryside said the block complied with the regs of the day
Source / Evidence / Links
- (Other remediation) AJ 10/06/2021; ArchDaily 07/12/2015; Newlon; Enfield Dispatch; Arte Construction
- https://www.archdaily.com/778208/highmead-hawkins-brown
- https://www.newlon.org.uk/2015/07/20/cllr-okyener-opens-landmark-regeneration-scheme-in-enfield/
- https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/residents-of-fire-risk-block-rejected-by-government-cladding-fund/ - April 2021
- https://www.arteconstruction.co.uk/prowse-court/
Additional corroboration (Practices tab)
- Hawkins-Brown - Original architect
Basis: Designed as Highmead; ArchDaily confirms the renaming. Timber to inset balconies only. BSF application rejected because the fund excludes balconies. Remediated July 2024
(Practices tab, row 119)
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