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

NC Policy 13 Ladderswood Estate (Site 1)

Redevelopment of the estate will provide a new high quality housing environment with new buildings directly addressing key existing streets in the area. Taking full account of the guidance contained within the New Southgate Masterplan, new development should take account of the following:

  • The opportunity to deliver a new high quality neighbourhood through a more traditional form of housing base around the existing street network.
  • The height of new buildings should range from between 2 storeys housing on streets with existing housing of that height to apartment buildings of up to 10 storeys on the Station Road frontage.
  • Existing open spaces in the area to be improved and new public realm created associated with the new housing development.
  • The site is considered to have capacity for approximately 517 dwellings in total (net increase of approximately 356).
  • Redevelopment should deliver new on-site community facilities of approximately 300sqm.
  • Where possible, new commercial floorspace adjacent to the retained part of the New Southgate Industrial Estate.
  • CHP should be provided as part of the scheme and be able to feed into surrounding developments as they come forward as port of a district heating network.

The redevelopment of the Ladderswood Estate is the centrepiece of the Council’s proposals for the New Southgate Regeneration Priority Area. In February 2014 the Council granted planning consent for a mixed used residential led scheme that includes six B1(b)/B1(c) commercial units that will provide high quality, flexible employment premises offering new work spaces for start-up and other small businesses. The consented scheme also includes employment development in the form of a hotel. Having prepared the New Southgate Masterplan in consultation with local residents, the Council and its housing and development partners will continue to work in partnership with the local community to deliver the phased redevelopment of the estate and with it a programme of public realm and other improvements. This includes delivering a coordinated programme of improvements to open spaces in the area under the ‘Take the High Road’ initiative.

For more information please see the North Circular Area Action Plan