Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 31 Development Involving Tourism and Visitor Accommodation

Appropriate locations for Development

Development involving new hotel facilities will only be permitted in the following locations:

  • Town Centre locations of: Enfield Town, Angel Edmonton, Edmonton Green, Southgate, Palmers Green and large local centres; or
  • Locations which have good public transport connections to central London and/ or international or national termini; or
  • Where there is a large trip-generating tourist attraction; or
  • Upper Lee Valley area when accompanied by proposals to improve public transport accessibility.

Development Requirements

Development involving new tourist attractions and accommodation such as hotels, hostels, boarding and/ or guest houses, bed and breakfast (use class C1) will be permitted, providing all of the following criteria are met:

  • The size and character of the site or building are suitable for the proposed use;
  • The proposed use will be compatible with the character and appearance of the area;
  • The proposal does not result in an over concentration of hotel, boarding and/ or guest houses in that particular locality;
  • The residential amenities of local residents will not be adversely affected through noise, disturbance, loss of light or privacy;
  • The existing environment or transport system will not be adversely affected by way of unacceptable increases to traffic and parking in the area;
  • The proposal has adequate servicing arrangements and provides the necessary off-highway pickup and set down points for taxis and coaches;
  • The proposal provides on-site accommodation and training for staff, where the scale of the development allows; and
  • At least 10% of all hotel rooms will be provided to wheelchair accessible standards.

This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy Policy 12.

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