Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025

44 NORTH CIRCULAR AREA

The Council will promote environmental and housing improvements and new investment in the North Circular area. Current estimates suggest the North Circular area has the potential to accommodate up to 2,000 new homes, which includes sites along the North Circular Road and New Southgate/Ladderswood Estate (see Core Policy 2). Along the North Circular Road itself, both refurbishment and redevelopment options for vacant, derelict and poorly maintained properties in the ownership of Transport for London will be considered, depending on the current condition of housing, suitability of the site for redevelopment and viability. Estimates of new housing may need to be revised following this more detailed work being taken forward as part of the Area Action Plan and New Southgate Masterplan. New development will be designed to be compatible with a busy road, with outdoor amenity space, and will help to cross-fund environmental improvements such as tree planting and landscaping, helping to create a noise ‘buffer’ between housing and the road. New homes will provide a mix of size, tenure and affordability to meet the needs of existing and new residents. The Council will support the provision of community space/facilities in the area.

The Council will work with the Enfield Strategic Partnership to develop an Area Partnership for wider North Circular Area and bring forward a collective vision and Single Implementation Plan.

The Council will continue to plan positively for further improvements to the road junctions beyond those currently planned by Transport for London and will support further an intermediate scheme of future improvements to the A406 which could involve increasing its capacity, particularly at junctions. Any new development should therefore be designed in such a way that road junction improvements could be possible in the future without impacting negatively on the area.

The focus for new mixed use development will be around New Southgate, incorporating the Western Gateway site at the junction of Telford Road and Bounds Green, the Ladderswood Estate and New Southgate Industrial Estate (see Core Policy 45 for New Southgate below). At the eastern end of the study area at Cherry Blossom Close, high quality sustainable housing including family and wheelchair accessible homes will provide an exemplar for other developments in the area and opportunities to improve public access along Pymmes Brook.

The North Circular area will need to accommodate an additional two forms of primary school provision. In addition, the development of Broomfield Secondary School as an all age school (3-18 years), with playing field facilities retained, will be supported. Safe and convenient connections across the North Circular Road will need to be maintained (See Core Policy 8).

Improvements to local centres (see Core Policy 17) will include higher density commercial development with residential uses above at the junction of Green Lanes and the North Circular, improvements to the public realm at Green Lanes and improved library facilities at Palmers Green and Arnos Grove.

For more information please see the Core Strategy 2010-2025