Policy information sourced from Enfield’s Edmonton Leeside Area Action Plan
EL3 Meridian Water Town Centre
There will be a new town centre at Meridian Water to provide the location for retail and other A-Class uses, designed as a hub for the community. The new town centre will provide primarily for the local needs of Meridian Water, with potential to develop a café and restaurant culture.
The town centre at Meridian Water must function as a diverse and vibrant entity, and therefore the retail and other A-use class floorspace must be provided as a range of multiple units and not as a single large unit.
Development Proposals for A-Class uses will be permitted in the following locations:
- Fronting on to the Central Spine, in particular concentrated between and including the existing Glover Drive and the crossing over the River Lee Navigation;
- Around the railway station, including the station and its immediate environs, and in adjoining public squares and highways to the west and east; and
- Fronting on to the River Lee Valley Navigation.
Waterfront locations, in particular along the River Lee Navigation, will be viewed favourably for a concentration of A3 and A4 uses, especially where the Central Spine and waterway intersect.
Development Proposals for A-Class uses which lead to provision greater than 2,500 square metres must demonstrate evidence that there would be no adverse effect on neighbouring centres and that proposals are in proportion to growth in local demand, taking account of the status of Meridian Water as a large local centre.
Subject to viability, the town centre will be expected to deliver on-site affordable floorspace provision for small and independent shops.
This policy should be read in conjunction with Core Strategy policies 17 and 18, DMD policies 25, 28, 29, 32, and London Plan Policies 2.15 and 4.8.
For more information please see the Edmonton Leeside Area Action Plan