Policy information sourced from Enfield’s North East Enfield Area Action Plan (NEEAAP)

9.1 Sustainable Energy

A coordinated approach to sustainable energy is required within North East Enfield to deliver the carbon reductions required by higher level policy.

Proposals within North East Enfield will need to demonstrate compliance with the London Plan and Enfield’s Local Plan’s policies on energy and sustainability ensuring that development integrates: energy efficiency measures, decentralised energy systems; and renewable energy technologies.

  • The Council will encourage the development of the Enfield Power Station site as a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant rather than a power generation only facility that is capable of linking to the Lee Valley Heat Network.
  • Any new power generation plant and other major potential sources of waste heat must be designed for heat recovery, with the cost of these designs borne as part of the development.
  • Developers of schemes at Ponders End, South Brimsdown and Innova Park should explore the potential for CHP. not only to serve their schemes but also to connect into a wider network in the long-term.

The Council will:

  • work with partners and stakeholders to ensure that opportunities to establish connections across waterways, highways or private land interests are safeguarded and delivered to allow the future implementation of the Lee Valley Heat Network:
  • work with partners and landowners to implement a localised decentralised energy network to support the expansion of the Lee Valley Heat Network, as shown in Figure 9.1; and
  • work with partners and developers to develop a framework for implementing a low carbon area across the whole of North East Enfi eld in line with Core Policy 20 and DMD policies 51-53.

Changes in energy production must ensure no net addition to air pollutant emissions and, where possible, a reduction in such emissions. The implementation of the LVHN will need to ensure no direct or indirect impacts on the Lee Valley biodiversity interests or interests of other European sites.

For more information please see the North East Enfield Area Action Plan (NEEAAP)