Updates

16-7-26 Just a heads up that the consultation on the draft London Plan opened today and will be open until 5pm on Thursday, October 15. We will provide guidance in due course, but here is the link should you want to take a look in advance.

17-6-26 An update to the local plan. The best summary is in this Dispatch article. The council will now work on its response, which will take at least a couple of weeks, and then major modifications will be drafted, which will need to go out for public consultation. Although the Planning Inspector is accepting the need for development in Crews Hill and ‘Chase Park’, he is stipulating some conditions, so it remains to be seen how this will play out. We will update on the local plan and the new town as information emerges.

11-6-26 Second time lucky – if rather wet. Today we delivered your letters to the Prime Minister at 10, Downing Street. The delay gave time for more of you to sign and the grand total was over 4,000. Well done – and thank you!  The battle against the new town continues. Watch for more updates. [Photo courtesy of Enfield Dispatch]

28-5-26  Today newly-elected Council Leader, Alessandro Georgiou, formally withdrew Enfield from the New Towns process. You can read about it here. This is the first of several key manifesto promises to be fulfilled in the early days of the new administration. The new cabinet consists of experienced and dedicated public servants and we are looking forward to working with them in a collaborative and transparent way that has been absent for far too long. Thank you for helping to bring about this important change in our borough. As always, we will keep you updated.

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. 

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