Policy information sourced from Enfield’s North Circular Area Action Plan

NC Policy 12 Arnos Grove New Southgate / Neighbourhood Place

Key principles that will guide change in the New Southgate/Arnos Grove neighbourhood place are as follows:

  • Development sites - the following development sites are identified which have the scope to deliver a mix of uses including new high quality housing, employment uses, community facilities and retail development, subject to the provisions of the sequential test.
    • Ladderswood Estate;
    • The Western Gateway sites which include the Hornebase site, the gasholder site and the Topps Tiles site;
    • New Southgate Station/Friern Barnet Road;
    • Coppicewood Lodge Care Home site; and
    • Amos Grove station land.
    • Across these sites there is potential for approximately 750 additional new dwellings, community facilities and new commercial/ retail floorspace.
  • Townscape - the Ladderswood and Western Gateway areas are considered appropriate for tall buildings with development heights and forms elsewhere needing to respect local character and context.
  • Activities - developments will generally be housing led with a small cluster of new commercial uses along key routes and adjacent to train/tube stations and community uses to meet new demand.
  • Public realm and open space - the priority will be to improve existing spaces including those along the High Road axis. Improvements to other nearby open spaces may be considered more appropriate depending on the location of the proposed development.
  • Movement and connections - the key routes across the area will be improved with new Palmer’s Road and Station Road being reconnected as part of the redevelopment of the Ladderswood Estate.
  • Infrastructure - the significant planned residential growth in this area must be supported by appropriate contributions to the provision of community infrastructure in accordance with NC Policy 4 and NC Policy 5 above.
  • Garfield Primary School - the site has capacity to deliver additional forms of entry to help ensure sufficient primary school capacity is provided to meet additional demand.

This policy should be read in conjunction with site specific policies for key development sites within the Amos Grove/New Southgate neighbourhood place.

The New Southgate area is identified as a Regeneration Priority Area. In recognition of this, the Council has recently prepared and adopted the New Southgate Masterplan. The masterplan provides a detailed framework for the regeneration of this important part of the Borough. Central to the vision outlined in the masterplan is the regeneration of the Ladderswood Estate. The Council is working with its strategic partners Mulalley and One Housing Group in the delivery of this regeneration.

For more information please see the North Circular Area Action Plan