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:
Table 2.1
Dwelling TypeAverage private amenity space (across the whole site)Minimum private amenity space for individual dwelling
A) Dwellings with access to communal amenity space
1pN/a4sqm
1b2pN/a5sqm
2b3pN/a6sqm
2b4pN/a7sqm
3b4pN/a7sqm
3b5pN/a8sqm
3b6pN/a9sqm
4b5pN/a8sqm
4b6pN/a9sqm
B) Dwellings without access to communal amenity space
2b4p38sqm23sqm
3b4p38sqm23sqm
3b5p44sqm29sqm
4b5p44sqm29sqm
4b6p50sqm35sqm
  • 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)