Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 74 Playing Pitches

  • Development involving the loss of playing field land and sports pitches will not be permitted.
  • The preference for new playing field land and sports pitches is natural grass pitches. The Council will only permit artificial grass pitches if all of the following criteria are met:
    • The location must have very good accessibility by public transport;
    • The site must have adequate road access and be able to accommodate car parking;
    • The site must be level and have suitable ground conditions;
    • The proposal must not harm the character or appearance of the area;
    • There is no harm to residential properties in terms of noise and light pollution;
    • There is no adverse impact on local flora and fauna;
  • Applications for new artificial pitches must provide details of proposed landscaping, enclosure and lighting. Applicants must demonstrate how lighting has been designed to prevent loss of amenity to local residents or harm to biodiversity.
  • Applications for artificial pitches that incorporate flood lighting on Metropolitan Open Land and in the Green Belt will be refused unless justified through very special circumstances.

This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy Policy 34.

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