Policy information sourced from Enfield’s Edmonton Leeside Area Action Plan

EL1 Housing in Meridian Water

Part A: Affordable Housing

Development proposals are required to demonstrate that affordable housing is maximised. All residential development proposals at Meridian Water will be expected to achieve a minimum 40% of units to be affordable housing, subject to grant availability in line with the Council’s scheme wide viability evidence and adopted Core Strategy. The Council will seek to maximise affordable housing at Meridian Water over the lifetime of the project and work towards the Mayor of London’s strategic target that 50% of all new homes are affordable housing.

The Council will maximise affordable housing in accordance with the preferred Local Plan tenure mix. Other forms of affordable housing products may also contribute to provision of housing at Meridian Water, including London Shared Ownership and London Living Rent products.

The Council will support appropriate and high quality ‘build to rent’ schemes as an element of the provision of private housing.

Part B: Capacity for Housing Growth

The Council supports maximising the number of units delivered, as far as constraining factors and other policy requirements allow. Appropriate transport and other infrastructure, supporting services, and employment floorspace are required to support housing delivery and thereby affect development capacity.

Environmental and design requirements, as well as housing mix, are also key determining factors in the number units which can be delivered. In line with the adopted Enfield Core Strategy, ELAAP will support the delivery of around 5,000 new homes at Meridian Water.

Density levels and building heights will vary spatially across Meridian Water, depending upon specific site character, including transport capacity, access to supporting services and location. Higher density development should be situated in areas with higher levels of accessibility to public transport and/ or where it can capitalise most appropriately on features such as views and open space, while respecting wider visual and public amenity.

Part C: Housing Mix

Development proposals at Meridian Water must deliver housing which supports a mixed and balanced community including high quality family housing.

Housing mix is a key factor in driving floorspace requirements and therefore relates to the quantum of housing which can be delivered at Meridian Water.

Development proposals are required to offer a range of housing sizes in line with adopted Local Plan policy.

Family units should be located to maximise access to facilities required by families, such as safe outdoor spaces, which might include on the ground or lower floors of buildings.

This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy policies 3, 5, 30 and 38 and DMD 6 to 8.

For more information please see the Edmonton Leeside Area Action Plan