Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025

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In the Edmonton area existing and new socio-economic programmes will be complemented by visible physical and public realm enhancements aimed to improve the function and reputation of the area. Physical change is likely to focus on reorganising the existing urban fabric of the Edmonton Green town centre to improve its function and appearance and create a more liveable environment. Further housing, shops and employment will also be needed to reinforce and enhance the identity of the area, its role as a District Centre and to help implement socio-economic change through the provision of training facilities, employment opportunities and to create a better mix of tenures. In the wider context, interventions will promote better connections to nearby centres including Angel Edmonton and Enfield Town and the new community at Meridian Water, and help to create safer, more accessible streets for walking and cycling.

The Council will work with other members of the Enfield Strategic Partnership to develop a Single Implementation Plan to coordinate place shaping in the wider Edmonton/Central Leeside area. The Plan will focus on liveability as well as physical change in accordance with six overarching strands which together constitute the Partnership’s ambitions for the area: