Policy information sourced from Enfield Development Managament Document (DMD)
DMD 9 Amenity Space
- New development must provide good quality private amenity space that is not significantly overlooked by surrounding development and meets or exceeds the following minimum standards:
| Dwelling Type | Average private amenity space (across the whole site) | Minimum private amenity space for individual dwelling |
|---|---|---|
| A) Dwellings with access to communal amenity space | ||
| 1p | N/a | 4sqm |
| 1b2p | N/a | 5sqm |
| 2b3p | N/a | 6sqm |
| 2b4p | N/a | 7sqm |
| 3b4p | N/a | 7sqm |
| 3b5p | N/a | 8sqm |
| 3b6p | N/a | 9sqm |
| 4b5p | N/a | 8sqm |
| 4b6p | N/a | 9sqm |
| B) Dwellings without access to communal amenity space | ||
| 2b4p | 38sqm | 23sqm |
| 3b4p | 38sqm | 23sqm |
| 3b5p | 44sqm | 29sqm |
| 4b5p | 44sqm | 29sqm |
| 4b6p | 50sqm | 35sqm |
- In addition to the standards for private amenity space set out above, dwellings within part A) of Table 2.1 must have access to communal amenity space which:
- Is not accessible to the public;
- Provides a functional area of amenity space having regard to the housing mix/types to be provided by the development;
- Is overlooked by surrounding development (existing and/or proposed);
- Is accessible to wheelchair users and other disabled people; and
- Has suitable management arrangements in place.
This policy links to Core Strategy policy 4.
For more information please see the Development Managament Document (DMD)