Updates

11-5-26 Our New Towns Consultation page is now live. You can access it from the menu above or the link below. Deadline May 19.

9-5-26 Thank you, Enfield voters! 77.2% of you voted for parties who want to save the Green Belt and Crews Hill. That sends a loud message. And congratulations to the Conservative and Green councillors who will make that happen. Dispatch update. And thank you to the 3,000+ people who took part in our letter-writing campaign to the Prime Minister opposing the new town. We will deliver your letters to 10 Downing Street at 12:30pm on Thursday, May 14. We hope that sends another loud message.

But the campaign is not over yet. In the next couple of days, we will post guidance on how to complete the government consultation on the new town. The deadline for the consultation is May 19. We’ll make submitting a response as quick and easy as possible, so please take part.

20-4-26 Why are we using the hashtag #noevidencenonewtown? Because none of the decision makers – Enfield Council, the GLA, the New Towns Taskforce, the Government – have yet produced any evidence to show why the site should be such a priority. As far as we can tell, there are only two reasons: it has a station and Enfield Council promoted it. Better Homes Enfield has now produced a thorough, well-evidenced report No Evidence No New Town which explains why the proposal is so problematic and what the alternatives are. An essential read for everyone, but especially for all those decision-makers who continue to spread misleading assumptions.

Please note, we have redesigned our website to focus on our current campaign initiatives. Check the archive tab for items that no longer appear in the main menu.

Our current initiatives

Enfield RoadWatch is currently focusing on three initiatives. Learn all about them by clicking on the links below.

Our New Towns Consultation page is now live! Deadline May 19
We are providing guidance and suggestions for completing the government consultation on the new towns draft programme and its environmental implications. We have tried to make it as easy as possible! Read more ….

Crews Hill & Chase Park New Town is a proposal for 21,000 new homes stretching from Oakwood to the M25.

The town would cover one-third of Enfield’s countryside and wipe out Crews Hill. We believe the new town will not solve London’s housing crisis and would cause irreversible harm. We have the evidence.

Read more …..

Enfield’s new Local Plan will determine where homes and jobs go and what will be protected.

The plan has been in development for several years and is now being examined by a Government Planning Inspector. Enfield RoadWatch has been involved throughout the process and continues to be.

Read more ….

Who we are

Enfield RoadWatch is a local action group made up of residents around the borough who have been lobbying for the protection of the borough’s green spaces for over 12 years. We are non-party political and inclusive. With our partner organisations, we have provided evidence that building on our countryside will not solve London’s housing crisis and that there are better and more realistic solutions. We can show that the new town proposal is not based on evidence and will not produce the benefits that are promised.

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