Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)

DMD 85 Land for Food and Other Agricultural Uses

The use of land for growing food, including commercial and community food growing, will be supported throughout the borough.

Development on agricultural land will be permitted if the all of the following criteria are met:

  • The proposal delivers diverse and sustainable farming enterprises without harming the quality or character of the countryside;
  • The proposal, when implemented, ensures good environmental practice, including long term biodiversity benefits;
  • The proposal safeguards high quality agricultural land from irreversible development;
  • Proposals in relation to renewable energy sources do not over-farm the land to the detriment of the local character and ecology; and
  • The type and volume of traffic generated would not result in danger or inconvenience on the public highway or harm the rural character of local roads.

This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy Policy 33.

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