Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025

38 MERIDIAN WATER

Based on the evidence of initial growth scenarios in the Meridian Water Place Shaping Priority Area (see boundary in Map 9.3),the objectives of new development will be to create a new community by 2026 with up to 5,000 new homes, 1,500 new jobs and all the necessary infrastructure to support the community and attract families and new employers to the area, including:

  • Two new 2-form entry primary schools, a new secondary school (including Sixth Form), a new local centre offering a new health facility, a library, community rooms, a police presence and local shops (see Core Policies 7,8 and 17);
  • Approximately 80% of the area should comprise a mix of residential, retail, community uses and open spaces, with 20% of the area as revitalised employment uses, integrated into the wider development;
  • High quality public realm and development of an exemplar quality at a human scale with buildings that are flexible, adaptable and responsive to the environment in which they sit;
  • A reduction in flood risk through the appropriate location, layout and design of new development and mix of land uses;
  • A development that pioneers new environmental technologies. New housing will aspire to achieve the greatest levels of energy-efficiency, incorporating renewable power and using locally produced energy;
  • Higher density development close to Angel Road station and in waterfront locations;
  • New development will maximise the opportunities offered by the waterfront location, with routes and spaces along the water edge;
  • A new spine running through the area, connecting all parts of Meridian Water, linking new and existing communities, the station and the Lee Valley Regional Park;
  • Improved connectivity, both north-south and east-west;
  • Integration with immediately adjacent employment areas, in particular Harbet Road Estate, where there is an opportunity to upgrade employment uses on the western fringe to complete transformation in the Meridian Water area;
  • A mix of housing types, sizes and tenures and affordable homes to support a new sustainable community, which will enable residents to remain in the community throughout their lifetimes;
  • New open space at the heart of the new community, designed to connect the currently disjointed part of the Lee Valley Regional Park either side of the North Circular Road;
  • A co-ordinated strategy to managing flood risk in accordance with Core Policy 28 and a co-ordinated strategy for the decommissioning of gas holders and other contaminated land in the area in line with Core Policy 32;
  • Restoration of the waterways which run through the development site as part of an integrated approach to water management in Meridian Water; and
  • Development should achieve efficiency target of 105 l per person per day in line with the Code for Sustainable Homes.

For more information please see the Core Strategy 2010-2025