TODAY - Monday 13 September at 11:55pm is the deadline!

It will take no longer than 10 minutes of your time to say NO to Enfield Council and help save the Green Belt from any development. We can do this!

This is your last chance to have your say on the Local Plan Consultation. We've made it even simpler so submit a response.

We have prepared a response [below] with the objections already included, which you can cut and paste into an email and send it directly to the council. If you have time, please add your own comments [or even delete anything you don’t like] to personalise the email. If you don’t have time, then just send the email as it appears.

To make your submission valid, you MUST add your name and full address at the end. Every member of your family can submit a response. There is no lower age limit.

Full details about the plan and our objections to it and much more can be found on our website at enfieldroadwatch.co.uk

We really appreciate your continued support! - Thank you.

Email Response

To: Localplan@enfield.gov.uk

Subject: Local Plan consultation response

Dear Enfield Council

Response to the Draft Local Plan Reg 18 Consultation 2021

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to this important consultation. 

I am writing to object to the following Policies: SP PL10, pages 80-87, and Figure 3.11; Policy SP PL9, pages 77-80 and Concept Plan Figure 3.10; Policy SA45: Land Between Camlet Way and Crescent Way, Hadley Wood, page 364; Policy SA54, page 374; Policy SA52 page 372; and Policy SA62 page 383 and SP CL4 pages 277-279 – all of which propose the de-designation of Green Belt for housing and other purposes. 

Most of these sites are part of historic Enfield Chase, which played an important role in the development of Enfield.  The remaining parts of the Chase are unique in the southeast and a rare and valuable landscape asset.  The loss of these sites would cause permanent harm not only to the Green Belt, but also to the very character of the borough.  Vicarage Farm is crossed by the Merryhills Way footpath, much used by Enfield residents and others for exercise and relaxation and the physical and mental health attributes of the footpath would be destroyed by development.  The farmland could be put back into productive use growing local food for local people. Crews Hill is equally important to the borough and should not be destroyed.  Its garden centres and other businesses provide employment and a resource for people from Enfield and beyond.  Instead of losing Crews Hill for housing, its horticultural activities should be encouraged and enhanced so that it can once again be a hub for food and plant production.

While I support housing development and support the ambition to meet Enfield’s housing needs, I strongly object to the proposal to release Green Belt for housing or other purposes.  I believe that there are alternatives available to meet housing targets and that the Green Belt is a precious resource that should be protected and preserved for future generations.  It is too valuable to lose for all the many environmental, ecological, economic, public health and other reasons that have been identified, especially during the recent pandemic.  The Council has a duty of care for the Green Belt, in accordance with the London Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework [NPPF], and any intentions to release parts of it should be taken out of the local plan.

The comments provided in this response to the consultation are my own views.

Regards,

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