Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 23 New Employment Development

Industrial development within SIL and LSIS

New industrial development will be permitted provided all of the following criteria are met:

  • There is no adverse impact as a result of noise and disturbance, access, parking and servicing in the area;
  • The accommodation provided is flexible and suitable to meet future needs and requirements of businesses and small firms, where appropriate;
  • The scale, bulk and appearance of the development is compatible with the character of its surroundings;
  • On-site servicing and space for waiting goods vehicles is provided to an adequate standard.

Proposals for industrial development within SIL and/ or LSIS will be expected to contribute, where appropriate, to environmental and traffic improvement schemes for that industrial location.

Industrial Development Outside Designated Industrial Areas

Proposals for new industrial/ warehousing and related development will be directed to the borough’s Strategic Industrial Locations (SIL) and Locally Significant Industrial Sites (LSIS). Development on sites outside these locations will only be permitted if all of the following criteria are met:

  • The use should be compatible with the existing uses in the surrounding area and there should be no adverse impact on the surrounding areas;
  • There should be no adverse impact on the capacity of the local road network;
  • The development should provide adequate on-site parking and servicing for its intended use, including space for waiting goods vehicles.

This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy policies 13, 14, 15 and 19.

For more information please see the Development Managament Document (DMD)