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

NC Policy 18 Arnos Pool Bowes Road Library and Arnos Grove Medical Centre (Site 8)

The community and health facilities on this site will be protected and. If possible. extended. There is flexibility in the type of community facilities making use of the buildings. but the council will resist any loss of community uses where they are not replaced with alternative community uses Some limited near development for community uses may be appropriate.

Any new development would be required to protect and enhance the existing Grade II listed buildings, and should take account of the following:

  • There is an opportunity to extend the existing medical centre building which would improve the range and quality of community facilities on the site.
  • Any extension to the medical centre should be to the north of the existing building and improve the visibility and profile of the facilities from Bowes Road.
  • Any proposal for new development on the site should include the retention of the existing open space and important landscape features and include a landscaping scheme that enhances the setting of the buildings.

The community and health facilities on this site are important local community assets and should be retained. There is an opportunity to extend the medical centre to provide a modernised medical facility with capacity for up to 750sqm of accommodation, which would combine three local GP practices and, thus, meet changing needs.

Bowes Road Library, Arnos Pool and Bowes Road Clinic are Grade II listed buildings. As such, the Council will have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building, its setting and those features which make it special. Subject to the quality of the design, there is an area to the north of the existing medical centre that would be suitable for development. Any new building should help to improve the quality and range of community facilities in this location. The open space and landscape features of the site form an important part of the setting of the building.

For more information please see the North Circular Area Action Plan