Plans by Tottenham Hotspur to build a series of multi-story housing blocks has been met with caution by the community.

Spurs’ development at 500 White Hart Lane, around one and a half miles from their stadium, will see an unused industrial site be replaced by 145 new homes, built into tower blocks up to seven stories high.

The club said the plans were to build affordable housing in order to support the growing need in the area.

However, neighbours in both Haringey and Enfield have expressed concerns the plans could put too much pressure on local amenities.

A spokesman from the Devonshire Hill Residents Association in north Haringey, who declined to give their name, said: “It would tower over local two-storey terraces, and would put a great deal of pressure on facilities in Enfield.

“Specifically there are no playgrounds in that part of Haringey, and there are almost no doctors' surgeries.

“It would also create a precedent for inappropriate development in a quiet suburban area.”

Achilleas Georgiou, councillor for Bowes ward and deputy leader of Enfield Council, said while the application would be considered by Haringey, they should think of how it would affect their northern neighbours.

He said: “With any development, the impact on the local area needs to be made clear, and this will have an impact on schools, doctor’s surgeries, and traffic.

“There is clearly a demand for housing, but when Haringey consider this, they need to consider the impact on neighbouring wards as well.

“Residents from across the border have written to share their concerns, but these things will always extend in terms of impact – what we want to know is what that impact is going to be.”

A spokesperson, who the club did not name, said they hope the proposals will be beneficial for the area, with negative views being taken into consideration.

They said: "The scheme at 500 White Hart Lane would bring back into use an unsightly, unmaintained, partially vacant, industrial site which is located within a residential area, with homes to the north and east.  

"The club's proposals would enhance the existing residential neighbourhood replacing this with an attractive new residential community. 

“It would also deliver much-needed new open market and affordable homes for Tottenham, retail and community facilities, beautifully designed around a central communal garden.

"These plans also incorporate and reflect the positive comments and suggestions put forward by residents during consultation including at the development management forum in December 2015."

Haringey Council would not comment on an active planning application, but confirmed the consultation period would end on April 14, having been open since March 10.

They said it is currently an “outline application”, meaning it would be considered based on whether a level of development would be allowed in an area on principle.

The application is likely to be considered by the planning committee in late May or June.