Better Homes Enfield
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Enfield residents who want homes built in Enfield to be happy and safe places to live.
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Amazing to think that the outline application for this was approved by the planning committee over 5 years ago - 5 years to get from outline approval to the details stage
betterhomes-enfield.org/2020/11/18/a...
betterhomes-enfield.org/2020/11/18/a...
A new “urban character” approved for Chase Farm
On Tuesday evening, Enfield Council’s Planning Committee approved new plans for the Chase Farm hospital site, which will set “a new urban character” for this area of Enfield. The plans fail to del…
betterhomes-enfield.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Amazing to think that the outline application for this was approved by the planning committee over 5 years ago - 5 years to get from outline approval to the details stage
betterhomes-enfield.org/2020/11/18/a...
betterhomes-enfield.org/2020/11/18/a...
We were trying to get hold of this information in 2023 as we suspected schemes in Enfield were counted as 'starts' when nothing was happening. The next thing people will realise is that they changed the way demolitions are counted to show a greater increase.
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We were trying to get hold of this information in 2023 as we suspected schemes in Enfield were counted as 'starts' when nothing was happening. The next thing people will realise is that they changed the way demolitions are counted to show a greater increase.
It will be interesting to see how the auditors consider land values at Meridian Water. Will the land acquired by the Council now be worth far less than previously thought due to the limitations of the site due to the water main "discovery" ? enfielddispatch.co.uk/council-warn...
Council warned about water main at Meridian Water six years ago
The issue has created major doubts over whether the 10,000 homes target for the regeneration zone is achievable
enfielddispatch.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It will be interesting to see how the auditors consider land values at Meridian Water. Will the land acquired by the Council now be worth far less than previously thought due to the limitations of the site due to the water main "discovery" ? enfielddispatch.co.uk/council-warn...
Yesterday's Local Plan hearing session included the 17-storey development in the council's 5-year housing land supply trajectory. Amazing that they had not checked whether it was still likely to go ahead before the hearing.
October 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Yesterday's Local Plan hearing session included the 17-storey development in the council's 5-year housing land supply trajectory. Amazing that they had not checked whether it was still likely to go ahead before the hearing.
The only reason they can claim it is low carbon is because incinerator emissions are not counted locally.
The "leftover heat" is generated due to appalling waste/recycling rates.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/why-is-enfie...
The "leftover heat" is generated due to appalling waste/recycling rates.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/why-is-enfie...
Why is Enfield Council failing on recycling?
In the second of a series scrutinising Enfield Council’s progress on meeting climate targets, Carol Fisk of Enfield Climate Action Forum's land use working group examines progress on waste and recycli...
enfielddispatch.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The only reason they can claim it is low carbon is because incinerator emissions are not counted locally.
The "leftover heat" is generated due to appalling waste/recycling rates.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/why-is-enfie...
The "leftover heat" is generated due to appalling waste/recycling rates.
enfielddispatch.co.uk/why-is-enfie...