Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 32 Managing the Impact of Food and Drink Establishments

  • Development involving the establishment of food and drink uses (A3, A4 and A5 – inclusive) will be permitted in the following locations:
    1. The secondary shopping frontage of Enfield Town;
    2. The primary shopping areas of the borough’s four district centres: Angel Edmonton, Edmonton Green, Palmers Green and Southgate; and
    3. Local Centres and Local Parades.

Complementary and supporting uses within SIL and LSIS in accordance with DMD 21. Development elsewhere will only be permitted if the applicant can demonstrate there are no suitable or available sites within the locations listed in part (1) to (3) of this policy.

  • Development involving the establishment of food and drink uses will only be permitted if all of the following criteria are met:
    1. There must be no adverse effects to the character, role, function, vitality and viability of the shopping centre and the local area;
    2. There is no detrimental effect to the amenity of neighbouring residents;
    3. There is no detrimental effect on the local environmental quality as a result of noise, vibration and odours;
    4. Access, servicing and parking arrangements for the proposal do not result in an adverse impact on the safety of pedestrians and traffic flows or cause unacceptable increases to traffic and parking.
    5. The proposal does not result in clustering of restaurants, drinking establishments and hot food takeaway (A3/A4/A5) units. Permission will be refused for any proposed A3/A4/A5 unit that would be located adjacent to an existing or proposed A3/A4/A5 unit. There should be a minimum of two non-A3/A4/A5 units, or at least 10 metres, between the units, which ever is greater.
    6. There should be no loss of active street frontage.
  • Development involving hot food takeaway (A5) uses or uses with a significant A5 element on sites located within 400 metres of an existing or proposed secondary school entrance will not be permitted.
  • Conditions on any permission granted may cover the following:
    1. Levels of odour and fume extraction;
    2. Disposal of waste products;
    3. Litter and the provision of litter bins;

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