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

NC Policy 6 High Quality Design of New Development

New development and public realm interventions within the NCAAP area will be high quality and design led in their approach, taking careful account of urban context and reinforcing local distinctiveness. Of particular importance is that new development on sites along the North Circular Road must address the road directly with doors, windows and balconies and appropriate boundary treatment which responds positively to the route and treats it as a ‘front’.

Whilst the area does benefit from heritage assets including some prominent listed buildings such as Arnos Grove station, the character of the area is suburban and generally medium to low density. New development will therefore have a significant impact on local townscape quality and negotiations with the Council and material in support of planning applications must outline evidence of a design-led approach. Core Policy 30: Maintaining and Improving the quality of the Built Environment is relevant in this regard as is DMD Policy 37: Achieving High Quality Design and Design-Led Development.

For more information please see the North Circular Area Action Plan