Area Action Plan the Enfield Ribbon Is a New Branding Element Used to Bring a Distinctive Look and Feel Across All Enfield Council Communications

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i the ribbon North East Enfield 4.1 the ribbon Area Action Plan The Enfield ribbon is a new branding element used to bring a distinctive look and feel across all Enfield Council communications. Part of Enfield’s Local Plan It represents positivity, growth and forward thinking. The ribbon does not replace the logo but works in harmony with it, creating a clear space to Februaryensure the 2014 logo is always prominent.

On all colour documents the ribbon is always red (Pantone 485).

The web address is a part of the new branding and should always be shown in red below the ribbon.

It can be used alone, as in this example or as part of your supporting text/ contact details.

www.enfield.gov.ukwww.enfield.gov.uk/NEEAAP INTRODUCTION

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN Foreword INTRODUCTION

The Proposed Submission AAP sets out the Council’s preferred I am pleased to publish this Area Action Plan policies and future development proposals for the area that (AAP) document on the future of North East will be submitted for independent examination. It highlights Enfield. This document is an important milestone and considers, the deprivation and barriers in the area, the towards achieving a formal adopted planning image and character, the movement infrastructure and local connectivity improvement opportunities, the function of the framework for the North East Enfield area to guide key local centres along the Hertford Road, employment growth future investment, development and facilitate linked with providing skills training and local jobs, exemplary regeneration. The AAP study area stretches from the mixed-use development opportunities that delivers residential M25 southwards to Ponders End, immediately north development to meet local needs and the infrastructure needs of Central Leeside. It is bounded by the Lee Valley for the area to support this change. Regional Park and Waterways in the east and the A10 Great Cambridge Road to the west.

The area is starting to see some real momentum for change, both on the ground and in planning proposals for the future. The Council has taken the opportunity to engage with you and seek your views as the stakeholders throughout the preparation process. There has been a lot of work to meet the scale of regeneration opportunities within those neighbourhoods that lie in the north of the AAP area similar to those of Ponders End in the south, to overcome disadvantage. the ribbon 4.1 The key issues include transport infrastructure, in particular, managing the impact of rail improvements, the future regeneration of the key local centres along the Hertford the ribbonRoad, housing need and improving the industrial estates to maximise economic growth. The Enfield ribbon is a new branding element used to bring a distinctive look and feel across all Enfield Council Del Goddard communications. Cabinet Member for Business and Regeneration It represents positivity, growth and forward thinking. The ribbon does not replace the logo but works in harmony with it, creating a clear space to ensure the logo is always prominent.

On all colour documents the ribbon is always red (Pantone 485).

The web address is a part of the new branding and should always be shown in red below the ribbon.

It can be used alone, as in this example or as part of your supporting text/ contact details.

www.enfield.gov.uk

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN Contents

Part A Part B The Plan and its Context AAP Policy Framework 1 Introduction 8 4 Movement 48

1.1 Overview 8 4.1 Introduction 48 1.2 Purpose of the AAP 8 4.2 Encouraging Modal Shift 48 1.3 How did we reach this point? 10 4.3 Northern Gateway Access Package 50 1.4 This document 10 4.4 Improving key pedestrian 1.5 Next steps 10 and cycle links 52 1.6 How have we worked 4.5 Improving bus routes 66 with the community? 10 4.6 Road network and vehicular traffic 69 1.7 How have we worked with our neighbours and partners? 12 5 Housing 70 1.8 Strategic planning context 12 5.1 Introduction 70 2 Area Context and Opportunities 18 6 Employment and Retail Parks 74

2.1 Introduction 18 6.1 Introduction 74 2.2 Location and context 18 2 6.2 Industrial estates 74 2.3 Land use and character 20 6.3 Other types of employment 74 2.4 Socio-economic profile 25 6.4 Improving existing employment areas 76 2.5 Employment 31 6.5 Retail parks 84 2.6 Transport and movement 32 2.7 Property Market 36 7 Community Facilities and Services 86 2.8 Green network and food growing 38 7.1 Area needs 87 2.9 Scale of opportunity and challenge 40 8 Green Network and Food Growing 88 3 Vision and Objectives 42 8.1 Introduction 88 3.1 The overall vision: Portrait of North East Enfield in 2032 42 8.2 New and existing open spaces 88 3.2 Objectives 44 8.3 Joining green spaces together 94 8.4 Food growing 94 9 Sustainable Energy 96

9.1 Introduction 96 9.2 The Lee Valley Heat Network 96 9.3 Enfield Power Station 97

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN INTRODUCTIONCONTENTS

Part C Part D Character Area and Proposal Site Policies Delivery and Implementation 10 Ponders End: High Street 20 Delivery and Implementation 162 and Central Area 100 20.1 Introduction 162 10.1 Introduction 100 20.2 Governance 162 10.2 Ponders End High Street 102 20.3 Partnership working 162 10.3 Ponders End Central Area 106 20.4 Funding sources 162 20.5 Land assembly and disposal 163 11 Ponders End: South Street, 20.6 Monitoring and review 163 Alma Estate and Station 110 20.7 Projects and prioritisation 164 11.1 Introduction 110 11.2 South Street Area 112 11.3 Alma Estate 116 Appendices 11.4 Ponders End Station 120 12 Ponders End Waterfront 123 21 Planning Policy Index 174

12.1 Introduction 123 22 Evidence Base: Document List 175 3 13 Enfield Highway Local Centre 130 23 Glossary 179 13.1 Introduction 130 14 Enfield Wash Local Centre 134

14.1 Introduction 134 15 Turkey Street Station and Conservation Area 138

15.1 Introduction 138 16 Southbury Station Area 142

16.1 Introduction 142 17 Enfield Lock Station Area 145

17.1 Introduction 145 18 Enfield Lock Conservation Area 149

18.1 Introduction 149 19 Brimsdown Station Area 153

19.1 Introduction 153

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Part A Part B The Plan and its Context AAP Policy Framework

FIGURE 1.1: North East Enfield FIGURE 4.1: Major Infrastructure Projects as Area Action Plan Area 9 part of NGAP 51 FIGURE 1.2: How the North East Enfield AAP FIGURE 4.2: Proposed location of Key is being prepared 11 Pedestrian and Cycle Routes 53 FIGURE 1.3: London and the wider FIGURE 4.3: Existing bus frequencies and Stansted corridor 12 proposed frequency increases 67 FIGURE 1.4: NEE within the Upper Lee FIGURE 6.1: Employment Areas 79 Valley context and North East FIGURE 6.2: Brimsdown Key Routes 83 Enfield within its immediate context 13 FIGURE 6.3: Area defined as Retail Park 85 FIGURE 1.5: Enfield’s Local Plan - Relationship FIGURE 6.4: Retail Park: Public Realm of component documents 15 Enhancements 86 FIGURE 1.6: North East Enfield Area Action Plan FIGURE 8.1: Open Space Enhancements 93 Area: Planning Policy context 17 FIGURE 8.2: Strategic Green Corridors 95 FIGURE 2.1: Land Use and Character Plan 19 FIGURE 9.1: Alma Estate District 4 FIGURE 2.2: Location of Key heating options 97 Community Facilities 29 FIGURE 2.3: Key transport issues 33 FIGURE 2.4: Public transport accessibility 35 FIGURE 2.5: North East Enfield Green Infrastructure 39 FIGURE 3.1: Key Spatial Components of the Vision 43

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Part C Character Area and Proposal Site Policies

FIGURE 10.1: Ponders End High Street FIGURE 17.2: Enfield Lock Station Area - Key Issues 101 - Policy Principles: Short Term 145 FIGURE 10.2: Ponders End High Street FIGURE 17.3: Enfield Lock Station Area - Policy Principles 102 - Policy Principles: Long Term 146 FIGURE 10.3: Ponders End Central FIGURE 18.1: Enfield Lock Conservation Area - Key Issues 105 - Key Issues 148 FIGURE 10.4: Ponders End Central FIGURE 18.2: Enfield Lock Conservation Area - Policy Principles 107 - Policy Principles 150 FIGURE 11.1: South Street Area FIGURE 19.1: Brimsdown Station Area - Key Issues 111 - Key Issues 152 FIGURE 11.2: South Street Area FIGURE 19.2: Brimsdown Station Area - Policy Principles 112 - Policy Principles: Short Term 155 FIGURE 11.3: Alma Estate - Key Issues 115 FIGURE 19.3: Brimsdown Station Area - Policy Principles: Long Term 157 FIGURE 11.4: Alma Estate - Policy Principles 117 FIGURE 11.5: Ponders End Station - Key Issues 119 5 FIGURE 11.6: Ponders End Station - Policy Principles 120 FIGURE 12.1: Ponders End Waterfront - Key Issues 125 FIGURE 12.2: Ponders End Waterfront - Policy Principles 127 FIGURE 13.1: Enfield Highway Local Centre - Key Issues 130 FIGURE 13.2: Enfield Highway Local Centre - Policy Principles 130 FIGURE 14.1: Enfield Wash Local Centre - Key Issues 133 FIGURE 14.2: Enfield Wash Local Centre - Policy Principles 134 FIGURE 15.1: Turkey Street Station and Conservation Area - Key Issues 137 FIGURE 15.2: Turkey Street Station and Conservation Area - Policy Principles 139 FIGURE 16.1: Southbury Station Area - Key Issues 141 FIGURE 16.2: Southbury Station Area - Policy Principles 142 FIGURE 17.1: Enfield Lock Station Area - Key Issues 144

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Part A

1 Introduction 8

1.1 Overview 8 1.2 Purpose of the AAP 8 1.3 How did we reach this point? 10 1.4 This document 10 1.5 Next steps 10 1.6 How have we worked with the community? 10 1.7 How have we worked with our neighbours and partners? 12 1.8 Strategic planning context 12 2 Area Context and Opportunities 18

2.1 Introduction 18 2.2 Location and context 18 2.3 Land use and character 20 2.4 Socio-economic profile 25 2.5 Employment 31

2.6 Transport and movement 32 The Plan and its Context 2.7 Property Market 36 2.8 Green network and food growing 38 2.9 Scale of opportunity and challenge 40 3 Vision and Objectives 42

3.1 The overall vision: Portrait of North East Enfield in 2032 42 3.2 Objectives 44 1 INTRODUCTIONIntroduction

This document is about the future of North East Enfield1 [NEE], an area stretching from the M25 southwards to Ponders End. It includes the communities of Enfield Lock, Enfield Highway, Ponders End, Turkey Street, and Southbury.

1.1 Overview 1.1.1 The area covered by this document is shown in Figure 1.1 opposite. The Council is preparing an Area Action Plan2 Enfield Wash Local Centre [AAP] which will provide a comprehensive planning policy framework to guide future development and investment in the area. This document is the ‘Proposed-Submission AAP’. 1.1.2 At first glance the area has much to offer: its diverse neighbourhoods of Ponders End, Enfield Highway, Enfield Wash along the main spine of Hertford Road; the attractive conservation area at Enfield Lock,;thriving industrial areas of Brimsdown and Innova Park; and an area of natural recreation in the Lee Valley Regional Park and Waterways. This area is home to a diverse community of around 77,000 people and 8 approximately a 1000 + businesses, and many people travel to and through the area to work. 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1.3 How did we reach this point? 1.6 How have we worked with the 1.3.1 The Council has not started from scratch on this community? project. The preparation process of the North East Enfield 1.6.1 As set out in section 1.3 above, the Council has 3 Area Action Plan [NEEAAP] has been on hold following consulted with local people during the process of producing consultation on the Preferred Options Report in March 2009. this AAP. Key stages included: 1.3.2 There has been significant change and progress made • consultation on the issues and options report 2008; in this interim period. The Council adopted its Core Strategy • consultation on the Preferred Options Report in 2009; and for the borough in November 2010 which provides the • consultation on the Interim Direction Document in 2012. strategic direction for NEE area. The Ponders End Framework for Change was published in August 2009 and the Ponders 1.6.2 One of the main issues arising from the 2009 End Central Planning Brief was adopted by the Council, May consultation was the proposed boundary of the AAP area. 2011. At the regional level the Mayor of London published his At this time, the western boundary ran along Hertford Road new London Plan in 2011 and the Opportunity Area Planning from the M25 in the north to Carterhatch Lane in the south, Framework4 [OAPF] for the Upper Lee Valley was adopted in from where the boundary then followed the railway line. All July 2013. other boundaries (north, east and south) were the same as the boundary shown in this document. Consultation responses 1.3.3 The key messages from these publications and earlier suggested that communities on both sides of the Hertford stages of consultation have shown that a comprehensive Road and railway line should be included within the AAP area. approach to planning the future of NEE is needed. As a result, The Council agreed with this suggestion, and extended the the Council moved forward with the AAP with the publication boundary westwards to the Great Cambridge Road (A10) which of an Interim Direction Document in August 2012. This was forms a strong barrier to east-west movement and is therefore consulted on, and the responses received have helped to a natural boundary. inform this Proposed Submission AAP. 1.6.3 The Interim Direction Document was subject to 12 1.4 This document weeks of public consultation between August and November 2012. The Council ran 26 consultation events during this 1.4.1 This document: 10 period, including drop-in events, presentations and meetings. • provides a portrait of the area, setting out the opportunities A total of 96 responses were received, of which 41 were for change and the issues that need to be addressed to from residents and 19 from businesses. Key issues raised by secure successful regeneration; residents included: • sets out an overall vision for the future of the area • more community facilities are needed; based on a clear understanding of the future needs of • another health centre is required; communities in the area. The vision is supported by a set of objectives; • improve open spaces; • provides a comprehensive policy framework for the area, • improve local centres; and including site-specific proposals; and • new housing is needed. • sets out how change will be delivered and monitored. 1.6.4 Key issues raised by local businesses included: 1.5 Next steps • improvements to transport, and the Northern Gateway Access Route in particular, are vital; 1.5.1 The next steps are to: • the approach to the economy was supported; and • consult with local people and other stakeholders for the • whilst it is good to look at the area as a whole, local statutory period of six weeks from late May 2014; centres should build on their own identities. • revise the AAP in response to issues raised through 1.6.5 Informal consultation with local businesses, consultation; community representatives and adjoining authorities on work • submit the AAP to the Secretary of State; in progress on this AAP took place in December 2013 with • undergo an independent Examination of the AAP; two invited workshops. There was also ongoing involvement • if required, make minor modifications to the AAP in by the NEE Partnership Board. These workshops reinforced response to recommendations from the Examiner; points raised in earlier consultation, including: • the Council adopts the AAP, and uses it to guide • improving transport within and to/from the NEE area is development, assess planning applications and support vital; projects within the AAP area; and • improving skills/education must go hand-in-hand with the • during the lifetime of the AAP, the Council monitors and specific needs of local businesses; reviews how the implementation of the AAP’s policies is • the lack of broadband connectivity, especially in Brimsdown, going. is a problem for businesses; and

3 NEEAAP – North East Enfield Area Action Plan. • understanding the impact of changes to train services (and 4 OAPF – Upper Lee Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework, July the associated level crossing closures) is important. 2013, Greater London Authority Publication.

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of the NEEAAP have been carefully considered and that this This is defined in the Mayor’s London Plan M25as an ‘Opportunity M25 Area’ and is a priority for regeneration, identified within the process has fed into the preparation of the plan. The 2011 Key OpportunityKey Area Planning Framework [OAPF] for the Upper Localism Act sets out the duty-to-co-operate, which requires Key such a process. LeeKey Valley, JulyGr 2013.owth corridors Key Growth corridors 1.7.2 Those partner organisations that are instrumental FIGUREKey 1.3 LGrKEYondonowth cBororridorsough of Enfield to the delivery of the NEEAAP have also been involved LGrondonowth cBororridorsough of Enfield GrGrowthowthLGrondon coorridors corridorswth cBororridorsough of Enfield throughout its preparations. LNorondonth East Bor Enfieldough of Ar Enfieldea Action Plan LondonLondonNorLondon Bor Boroughthough East of Bor Enfieldof Enfieldough of Ar Enfieldea Action Plan 1.7.3 The Council’s partners and neighbours in the NorthUpperNor East thEnfield EastLee Area V EnfieldAalleyction Plan Area Action Plan preparation of the NEEAAP include Transport for London, NorthUpperNor Eastth Enfield EastLee VEnfieldAreaalley Action ArPlanea Action Plan UpperUpperNor Lee thValley EastLee VEnfieldalley Area Action Plan neighbouring boroughs, in particular Broxbourne Council Upper Lee Valley MotMUpperorwaotysorwa Leeys Valley and Epping Forest District Council, Lee Valley Regional Park MUpperotorwa Leeys Valley A406MotorwayMUpperotorwa Leeys Valley Authority and the North East Enfield Area Partnership Board. Motorways A406A406Motorways RiverA406M Thamesotorways 1.7.4 The North East Enfield Area Partnership has been RiverA406Riv Thameser Thames especially instrumental, bringing together and co-ordinating RA406iver Thames local people and partner organisations to help make positive River Thames changes in the area. River Thames

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1.8.2 The adopted Core Strategy for the Borough highlights NEE as a strategic growth area and Ponders End as a regeneration priority area. Core Policy 40: North East Enfield sets out the objectives for the North East Enfield area; and Core Policy 41: Ponders End recognises the area as a Place Shaping Priority Area, with three areas of future development opportunities identified Including Ponders End Central, Ponders End South Street Campus and Ponders End Waterfront. The broad objectives of these policies include: • The Focus of New Development Opportunities - The focus for change and development will be in Ponders End where there are a number key opportunity sites; THE LONDON PLAN • Industrial Estates – North East Enfield’s reputation as a SPATiAL DEvELOPmENT STrATEgy fOr grEATEr LONDON JuLy 2 011 thriving and competitive industrial business location will be enhanced with Strategic Industrial Locations being safeguarded with a continued focus for investment through re-configuration and environmental improvements; The Enfield Plan • New Housing – Across the North East Enfield area there Core Strategy is scope to develop 1,000+ new homes with a range of 2010-2025 typologies and tenures, including affordable housing; • Local Centres and Community Facilities: The local centres will be enhanced to improve the shopping 14 experience, and recreation and leisure facilities. Social and community infrastructure expansion will be supported to accommodate the needs of a growing population; and • Infrastructure Investment: Improvements to public transport and access to the area by car, cycle and on foot in particular. Improvements to the busy Hertford Road corridor to improve the environment for pedestrians and road users alike; more attractive and green links to

maximise access east-west to the Lee Valley Park and Part of Enfield’s Local Development Framework Adopted November 2010 to the existing communities and employment areas; www.enfield.gov.uk improvements to north-south pedestrian and cycle routes within the Lee Valley Park; work with its partners to ensure that negative impacts of the proposed new investment in the West Anglia main line are mitigated and the benefits harness; and continued consideration of the Northern Gateway Access Package5 [NGAP] and the likely improvements to accessibility and movement. 1.8.3 The primary purpose of the AAP is to articulate in greater detail how these policies will be implemented, and to provide a more detailed policy framework to guide new development in the area.

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NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN FIGURE 1.5: ENFIELD’S LOCAL PLAN - RELATIONSHIP 1 INTRODUCTION OF COMPONENT DOCUMENTS

Core Strategy Adopted November 2010

Sites Schedule Policies Map

Development Management North Circular Road New Southgate Document Area Action Plan Masterplan Adopted December 2010 [SPD]

Enfield Design Guide Southgate Town Hall Planning Brief North London Joint Waste Plan Adopted October 2011 [SPD]

Community Infrastructure Levy North East Enfield Ponders End Central Area Action Plan Planning Brief Statement of Community Adopted May 2011 [SPD] Involvement

15 S106 Supplementary Planning Document [SPD] Central Leeside Meridian Water Masterplan Adopted November 2011 Area Action Plan

Edmonton Eco-Park Planning Brief Adopted May 2013 [SPD]

Picketts Lock masterplan [SPD]

Edmonton Green Masterplan

Enfield Town Area Action Plan

Crews Hill Area Action Plan

Hertford Road Area Action Plan

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AAP Study Area Boundary Motorway Rail 2.1 Introduction Big-box Retail 2.1.1 This chapter sets out a ‘portrait’ of the North East Predominantly Residential Enfield [NEE] Area that describes its context, character, how the area functions, the problems with the area that need to be Institutional addressed and the ways in which the area could be improved. The following themes are addressed: Large Local Centres • location and context; 1 Ponders End • land use and character; 2 Enfield Highway • socio-economic profile; 3 Enfield Wash Strategic Industrial Locations • employment; Hertford Road Corridor • transport and movement; and 4 Ordnance Road 1 Innova Park (PIL) • green network and market gardening. 2 Freezywater (PIL) 2.1.2 The chapter concludes with a summary setting out Small Local Centres 3 Brimsdown Industrial Estate (PIL) the scale of the opportunity and challenge. 1 Freezywater 4 Great Cambridge Road and Martinbridge Trading Estate (IBP) Enfield Island Village 5 Redburn Trading Estate (PIL) 2.2 Location and context 2 Enfield Island Village Redburn Trading Estate (PIL) 6 Meridian Business Park (PIL) 2.2.1 The North East Enfield AAP area is defined by four key Shopping Parades north-south transport routes: AAP Study Area Boundary AAP Study Area Boundary • the Great Cambridge Road (A10) forms the western MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundar1y Bullsmoor Locally Significant Industrial Site MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary boundary to the AAP. 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2.3 Land use and character 2.3.1 The Enfield Characterisation Study6 identifies the NEE area as one of three distinct urban zones within Enfield, and describes it as the ‘Eastern Corridor’ - comprising the historic chain of settlements along the old Hertford Road, defined on the eastern side by the Lee Valley and on the western side by the Great Cambridge Road. 2.3.2 There are a number of sub-neighbourhood areas within this Eastern Corridor that reflect different historical land use and physical characteristics. Neighbourhoods have

developed naturally around local centres and shopping Freezywater parades. Local Centres are the focus of communities and underpin their character and local identity. Figure 2.1 on page 19 draws on the Enfield Characterisation Study, showing the patchwork of land use and character that make up the NEE area. 2.3.3 The main sub-neighbourhood areas are identified on Figure 2.1. Working from the north of the area southwards, include: • Freezywater; • Innova Park; 20 • Enfield Lock and Enfield Island Village; • the area around Turkey Street Station; Innova Park Employment Innova Park Residential • the area around Enfield Wash Local Centre; • the area around Enfield Highway Local Centre; • Brimsdown Industrial Estate; • Southbury’s retail and industrial areas; • the area around Ponders End High Street; • Ponders End South Street and the Alma Estate; and • Ponders End Waterfront. 2.3.4 Some of these sub neighbourhood areas tend to blur into one another and it is difficult to distinguish between them. There are opportunities to improve the image and character of individual areas so that they become Enfield Island Village Waterside more distinctive. The descriptions of the area’s land use and character in this section identifies some of the key opportunities for creating memorable, high quality places. 2.3.5 Freezywater: This area lies just south of the M25 and is bisected by the busy A1055 Bullsmoor Lane which runs east-west, connecting to the Hertford Road in its centre and Mollison Avenue to the east and the A10 in the west. These busy roads divide the area, and so it feels rather fragmented. However, the roads are important to the success of the Freezywater Industrial Estate, which has some high quality, modern distribution uses. Enfield Lock

6 Enfield Characterisation Study (February 2011)

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2.3.6 The residential uses in this area are mostly two storey traditional suburban homes, most with generous front and rear gardens. The demand for car parking has resulted in many front gardens being paved over to provide parking spaces, and so the pleasant green character of streets has been eroded. 2.3.7 The area includes some significant areas of open space that links from Bullsmoor Lane in the north all the way to Turkey Street in the south. These spaces include allotments, Aylands Open Space and the Belmore Playing Fields. 2.3.8 Innova Park: Innova Park comprises a mixture of uses including new housing, a flagship Academy, and commercial, Enfield Island Village Library business, office and warehousing employment buildings. It contrasts with the older parts of the NEE area, particularly through the high quality of its public realm and landscape compared to older employment areas. Innova Park has scope for further development. At present, it feels somewhat cut- off from the wider area although its range of uses has the potential to create a real community. 2.3.9 Enfield Lock and Enfield Island Village: These are two distinct but connected areas that are physically isolated from the wider NEE area. There is only one vehicular route in and out of the area, Smeaton Road which connects with Mollison 21 Avenue. 2.3.10 Enfield Lock Conservation Area consists of a relatively narrow area around the River Lee Navigation and opens out to include the Prince of Wales open space to the south. The Elsinge Estate listed terraced dwellings along the River Lee Navigation form ‘Government Row’ - these make a very important contribution to the character of the area. Also included within the Conservation Area are a number listed buildings remaining from the area’s former use as the Royal Small Arms Factory. These are now converted to new uses as part of Enfield Island Village’s Local Centre. 2.3.11 The lock forms a key focus for the area, and is accessed by both the London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP) and the Lee Valley walk. However, this area has lost some of its attraction for visitors through the closure of the Rifles Pub. Now derelict, this site has planning permission for new residential dwellings. 2.3.12 Enfield Island Village is a residential neighbourhood developed in the 1990’ s and comprises a range two and three storey houses and four storey flats. Although the area looks on the surface to be an attractive place to live, its isolation has led to a number of social problems. 2.3.13 Area around Turkey Street Station: Turkey Street Station is at the meeting point of the small Turkey Street Conservation Area, the Elsinge Housing Estate to the west and traditional suburban housing to the east. The Elsinge Housing Estate north of Turkey Street has a distinctive identity, with something of a ‘garden city’ character of buildings set in green open space. The new ‘pocket park’ next to Turkey Street Station introduces a sense of identity to the area that could be Aerial photograph showing part of the A1010 Enfield High Street within the Enfield Wash Local Centre area further strengthened through other public realm works.

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2.3.14 Area around Enfield Wash Local Centre:Enfield Wash Local Centre is the focus for the area, containing a variety of small independent shops, mostly in traditional buildings. The Co-operative Store marks the northern edge of the Local Centre, and the Albany Leisure Centre marks the southern edge. Both are low scale buildings that offer little to the street scene - there is an opportunity to improve these gateways to an otherwise attractive Local Centre. 2.3.15 The residential streets around this area are in the main either two-storey Victorian terraces or 1930s/1950s suburban terraces. The area has a low-key, pleasant suburban character that is similar to many other residential parts of the Enfield Highway Local Centre NEE area. 2.3.16 Area around Enfield Highway Local Centre:Again, the Local Centre is the focus for the area, with a range of mainly independent shops in a variety of purpose-built and traditional buildings. Enfield College lies to the south of the Local Centre - the recent works to upgrade the College have made this not only a social but also a visual landmark in the local area. Durants Park creates a green edge to Hertford Road and provides the area with a very large open space. The area to the east of Hertford Road is characterised by quite dense 22 two-storey housing, ranging from Victorian terraces to semi- detached dwellings form the 1930s and 1950s. To the west of Typical residential area around Enfield Highway Hertford Road, the residential areas are punctuated by green spaces that - together with generous front gardens - give the area a more spacious feel. 2.3.17 Brimsdown Industrial Estate: The Brimsdown Industrial Estate forms one homogenous area that sits between the railway line to the west and the Lee Valley Regional Park and Green Belt to the east. The area is characterised by large, single storey employment buildings that provide for a range of warehousing, distribution, and manufacturing uses. There is a significant amount of traffic generated both by large lorries accessing the employment uses, and the people commuting to work in the area. Brimsdown Industrial Estate 2.3.18 The Brimsdown area is dominated by buildings and hardstanding. However, there are some quite substantial pockets of landscaping and tree planting that provide relief. These landscaped areas are particularly successful where they are linked to waterside routes and connections to the nearby Lea Valley Regional Park, such as at Riverwalk Road. 2.3.19 Although it is a distinct and easily identifiable quarter within the NEE area, Brimsdown lacks identity. It is difficult to distinguish one part from another as many of the streets look the same: large sheds angled towards roads resulting in poor quality ‘left-over’ space that is often used for parking, as there is more demand than can be accommodated within designated parking areas.

2.3.20 There is an opportunity to improve the image and Greggs, Brimsdown Industrial Area identity of Brimsdown, so that it becomes a more readily identifiable quarter within the NEE area.

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2.3.21 Southbury’s retail and industrial areas: The area defined by the Great Cambridge Road, the western railway line, Lincoln Road to the south and Crown Road to the north forms a large concentration of employment and ‘out of town’ retail uses. The retail uses are oriented towards the Great Cambridge Road offering a high degree of visibility. Industrial uses continue to operate away from the main road in locations such as Crown Road. The quality of buildings varies, with the newer retail generally being of good quality (albeit with a character that is not specific to the area) and some of the older industrial buildings being somewhat run down. Enfield Retail Park 2.3.22 There is a new pressure for the conversion of office buildings on the Southbury Road to residential uses that is changing the make up of the area. 2.3.23 Area around Ponders End High Street: Ponders End is the largest of the local centres in North East Enfield, with a mix of different types of uses including retail, residential, employment and community facilities. Buildings along Hertford Road are a mix of ages and styles, all with a human scale of two to four storeys. Towards Ponders End station, however, this delicate building mix and historical cohesion is severed by 1960’s large-scale residential tower developments that lack integration with the urban fabric. 23 Ponders End High Street 2.3.24 The centre has a large amount of retailing and services with the majority of the retail units located on the High Street with a small number located on South Street. Southbury Station is located 500m west of the centre. 2.3.25 However, the Ponders End area is in need of much improvement and investment. The Ponders End Central Planning Brief was adopted in May 2011, and the area has begun to change in response. The major makeover of Ponders End Park has been particularly successful in transforming the park into an open, welcoming place that is well integrated into the area. 2.3.26 Of the three Local Centres along the Hertford Road, Alma Housing Estate Ponders End has the most potential for change as it has development opportunities at the Electric Quarter site, Swann Annex and potentially at Tesco. 2.3.27 Ponders End: South Street and the Alma Estate: South Street runs eastwards from Hertford Road, connecting Ponders End High Street to Ponders End Station. The street is characterised by two-storey housing until it suddenly changes character at the Alma Estate, where large residential towers dominate the skyline. On the southern side of the street is a collection of community uses, including the recently complete Oasis Hadley Academy which forms a social and architectural landmark for the area. Regeneration of the Alma Estate is likely to start in late 2014 once a planning application has been submitted and approved, and so this area will change Ponders End Station Bridge Crossing significantly within the lifetime of the AAP.

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2.3.28 South Street ends at Ponders End Station, and only pedestrians and cyclists can cross the railway line at this point to access Wharf Road and the area known as Ponders End Waterfront. 2.3.29 Ponders End Waterfront: This area is isolated from the wider NEE area as it is difficult to access. The focus is the Ponders End Flour Mills Conservation Area, which encompasses the operational G.R.Wright and Sons Limited’s Flour Mill and the open space and water meadows next to the River Lea. There is no public access to the Conservation Area. 2.3.30 There is an attractive pub next to the Conservation Area, overlooking the River Lee Navigation, that is popular with both local people and visitors despite its difficult access. 2.3.31 The Meridian Industrial Estate lies to the south of the Conservation Area, and Brimsdown lies to the north. The elevated Lee Valley Road bisects the Conservation Area. The most southern part of Brimsdown Industrial Estate has been released from its designation as Strategic Industrial Land (SIL) and has the potential to come forward for re-development. 2.3.32 This is a characterful area that has the potential to bring a strong identity to the southern part of the NEE area, and provide improved links to the Lee Valley Regional Park.

Aerial photograph of Ponders End Waterfront

Tha Navigation Inn at Ponders End Waterfront G.R.Wright and Sons Limited’s Flour Mill at the heart of the Conservation Area

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2.4 Socio-economic profile 2.4.8 In terms of future growth the Greater London Authority’s latest (2012) projections for the Borough suggest 2.4.1 An updated assessment of the socio-economic profile that, between 2013 and 2023: of the NEE area has been undertaken to inform this AAP. This assessment is included in the Baseline Update document that • Enfield’s population is to grow by 5% to about 332,000. accompanies the AAP. In this section, we provide a summary of The population growth is to be driven by increases in key issues. those usual working age (16-64) and those aged 65+. The population of children (aged 0-15) is expected to remain 2.4.2 Population: The wards in the NEE area comprise relatively flat during the period. Enfield Lock, Enfield Highway, Ponders End, Southbury and • The number of households is also set to advance by 5% Turkey Street. Collectively, these make up about 25% of the to around 128,100. The average household size is set to population of Enfield Borough as a whole. NEE area has an remain relatively stable at 2.6 people per dwelling. estimated population of 77,000 people (2011 Census). This represents an increase of about 19% compared to 2001. 2.4.9 Enfield ranks as one of the lowest London Boroughs for projected population and household growth. The average 2.4.3 Enfield’s overall population grew by 6.5% between population and household growth rate for outer London is 2001 and 2009, relatively slower than 8% growth for London. forecast to be around 8%, while for London as a whole the As a whole Population churn has resulted in a significant figure is about 10%. Nevertheless - as outline below - more change in the profile of our population. More people moved housing is required in the area. out of Enfield [17,280] each year compared to 15,600 moving in from London boroughs and elsewhere in the UK. More 2.4.10 Crime and disorder: In the context of the Borough, people migrated in to Enfield from outside the UK [3,060], crime and disorder is low but criminal damage is high in particularly from Eastern Europe, compared to 2,480 people Enfield Lock and Enfield Highway. Ponders End however is a migrating out of Enfield to international destinations. high crime area. 2.4.4 Enfield has a high level of deprivation, as measured 2.4.11 Child poverty: According to figures from End Poverty8, in the 2010 Indices of Multiple Deprivation Office of National in 2012 the proportion of Enfield’s children living in poverty Statistics, [ONS7]. There are high levels of inequality within was about 29%. Approximately 18,609 of Enfield’s pupils the Borough with some neighbourhoods in the east and qualify for pupil premium based on their level of deprivation, 25 south amongst the most deprived in Britain. These have high which is nearly 40% of the pupil population. This is well above unemployment, low skills, high benefit claimant level, income the London average and is the 16th highest in London out of deprivation affecting children and older people together with the 32 London Boroughs. high levels of localised child poverty. 2.4.12 In general, child poverty is high in the East of the 2.4.5 The NEE area has a relatively young population Borough, and child poverty in NEE’s wards is above the compared to the rest of the Borough and London has a whole. Borough average. Over a quarter of NEA’s population are children aged 0-15. 2.4.13 Employment and skills: Enfield has one of the This is above the Borough average (22%) and the London smallest proportions of residents of working age (that is, aged average (20%). The proportion of residents above the age 16-64) in London at about 64%. Enfield’s employment rate of of 64 is only about 10% which is slightly below the Borough about 65%9 is below that of London as a whole (about 70%). (12%) and London (11%) percentages. 2.4.14 The occupation profile of the Borough is mainly of 2.4.6 In terms of the ethnic make-up in the NEE area, the a mid to low level skills set. The NEE area has a relatively largest ethnic groups in the area include White British, White high proportion in the lowest social grade (DE)10 of nearly other, Black Caribbean and Black African. There is a relatively 40%, almost twice the London average. Whereas about 12% high proportion of White British in Enfield Lock and Enfield of the NEE area working age residents are in the highest Highway, and in Ponders End there is a high proportion of social grade, AB11 (Higher and intermediate managerial and Bangladeshi although the largest group is White British. professional occupations). This is less than half of the London Migrants continue to make up a large proportion (32%) of average. The NEE area has a higher proportion of employees Enfield’s population (Source: ONS, 2012). working in relatively mid to low value jobs in wholesale and 2.4.7 A factor influencing in-migration to Enfield is the retail trades and human health and social work activities relative affordability of the Borough’s rental accommodation, compared to the rest of the Borough and London as a whole. particularly in the south and eastern-side of the Borough where some of the least expensive accommodation in 8 The Child Poverty Map of UK, End Poverty, 2013. London and much of Enfield’s social housing and rented 9 GLA Borough Profiles, GLA Datastore, 2014. accommodation is concentrated. 10 The Greater London Authority’s definition of approximate social grade. The lowest approximate social grades are C1 (Supervisory, junior managerial, administrative), C2 (Skilled manual occupations), and DE (Semi-skilled, unskilled manual and unemployed. 11 The Greater London Authority’s definition of approximate social grade. The highest approximate social grade is AB Higher and Intermediate 7 Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Office for National Statistics, 2014. managerial and professional occupations.

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2.4.15 In contrast, high value employment sectors such as professional, scientific and technical activities only employ less than 5% of NEEA’s workforce which is significantly lower than the rest of the borough and London average of about 11%. 2.4.16 In 2012, the average resident in Enfield earned £555 a week, before any deductions. This figure compares unfavourably with the London average, which, during the same period, was close to sixty pounds higher at £613.30.12 2.4.17 Enfield has a high percentage of public sector employment. About a quarter of the working population work The average resident in Enfield earned £55 per week in 2012 in this sector13 which is above the London average (18%). Average earnings in the Borough rank one of the lowest in London with gross pay of around £24,00014. 2.4.18 Unemployment in Enfield continues to be above the London average. According to the latest claimant count statistics the unemployment rate was about 4.2% of the resident population in September 2013. This is above the London (3.4%) and National percentages (3.1%). 2.4.19 A key factor affecting the employability of residents in the borough is their low level of skills relative to those in advertised vacancies with only 1 in 12 jobs advertised by Job Centre Plus (JCP) requiring low or no skills. Access to occupations requiring a relatively high skill set is impeded by a number of factors. One of these - the low skills profile of residents - is particularly apparent in the NEE area where 26 about 44% of usual residents aged 16 or above hold only “Level 1” or “no qualifications”. This is above the Borough Enfield College: Increasing skills and qualifications is key to improving employability average of about 36% and well above the London percentage of 28%15. Other issues such as a lack of employability/soft skills, language barriers, and psychological/mind-set factors have meant that a number of residents are excluded such opportunities. 2.4.20 Access to public transport around shift patterns has been identified as a potential barrier to securing employment - buses and trains do not coincide with shift workers’ hours. This has been seen as a particularly important factor influencing claimants with families; the high levels of female unemployment in the borough; and the connectivity of Enfield to highly skilled jobs in Stansted and Cambridge. 2.4.21 The Council is developing an Employment and Skills Strategy. The four strategic objectives for 2014-16 are: • helping people to access and sustain employment; • increasing people’s skills and qualifications to access and progress work; • helping businesses to recruit excluded people; and • increasing inward investment to the Borough through growth and increasing jobs.

12 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Office for National Access to public transport around shift patterns is a problem Statistics, 2013. 13 Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), Office for National Statistics, 2013. 14 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Office for National Statistics, 2013. 15 Experian, 2013.

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2.4.22 Education - Early Years: Studies show that an effective provision of Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to 3 and 4 year olds is essential for reducing levels of child poverty. It has a positive impact on the child’s development physically, cognitively and emotionally through a balance of child-initiated play, focused and structured learning prior to attending school. 2.4.23 From September 2013 the Government expanded the scheme to offer EYFS places for some 2 year olds in the term following the second birthday. Enfield Council provides EYFS places for 2 year olds from 20% of the disadvantaged families. 2.4.24 Enfield Council’s Joint Services Needs Assessment Enfield College (JSNA) notes that NEE has a higher number of children per EYFS provider than the rest of the Borough. The average across Enfield is 58 children per provided. The averages in Enfield Lock, Enfield Highway, Turkey Street and Ponders End are all above this borough-wide average. 2.4.25 From 2014 Enfield Council is expanding EYFS provision to 40% of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds. For NEEA this will mean that some 2,700 two-year olds will be eligible for EYFS. Trajectory funding has been secured from Central Government in the near term. Based on evidence to date the key issues around the provision of EYFS are: • the sufficiency of childcare for working parents and measuring the take-up of the scheme; and • targeting the most vulnerable areas/wards in the Borough given the significant number of two-year olds in NEEA 27 2.4.26 In order to encourage take-up of early, a number Oasis Academy, Hadley Ponders End delivery options will need to be considered. For instance, a mixed market offering covering both full time day-care and sessional provision may be useful to address the needs of working parents and enable parents back to work or to undertake further education or training – which is also a key component of the area’s Employment and Skills Strategy Previously there had been a shortfall of school places for a number of years in the NEE area. In more recent times a number of expansions of existing schools have taken place and new schools have opened, significantly increasing the number of places in the area. 2.4.27 Education - Primary Provision: Projections indicate that an additional 4 forms of entry of primary provision will be required by September 2014 in the north east of the borough to allow for fluctuations in population forecasts and to provide a degree of parental choice of school. Individual options to provide these places are currently being considered, which will be subject to feasibility and consultation. 2.4.28 Education - Secondary Provision: The new approved academy provision is expected to meet projected demand for secondary places up to 2016. Whilst further places are forecast to be needed for 2017/18, this need could be met by the ARK North Enfield Academy which is to be located on the former Oasis Hadley Bell Lane site. Oasis Academy Innova Park 2.4.29 Further Education: The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London provides further and higher education based over two centres in Tottenham (Tottenham Centre) and North East Enfield (Enfield Centre). Serving an area of North London, the College draws its students mainly from Haringey, Enfield, and Hackney.

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2.4.30 The Enfield Centre is primarily targeted at 2.4.37 Community facilities: The population within the NEE students looking to pursue further (non-degree level) area is diverse in terms of age and ethnicity compared to education, vocational courses, apprenticeships, and low the rest of the Borough. Figure 2.2 opposite shows the key level qualifications (adult literacy, English for Speakers of facilities within NEE and these include: Other Languages, warehousing, logistics, public services and • six community centres / halls; construction). The College offers a unique rail engineering course that draws students from a wide area. The College is a • three youth clubs; and 10 minute walk from Southbury and Brimsdown train stations • two leisure centres and also served very well by local buses. The College is 2.4.38 The Ponders End Framework for Change programme engaged in a number of partnerships with education providers (2009) identified a lack of space that could be used by and businesses community groups. In response the Council explored 2.4.31 Health: Average life expectancy for males is 81.7 opportunities to provide community spaces through the years and for females is 77.5 years, with the area suffering refurbishment of existing buildings (for instance, the Ponders from poorer health than the Borough average. Ponders End is End Youth Centre); the flexible use of existing school and the most deprived of the study area wards and Enfield’s third college facilities; and the provision of new buildings (e.g. Oasis most deprived. Hadley Academy). 2.4.32 In terms of mortality, Enfield ranks at 14th of 2.4.39 The Infrastructure Delivery Plan Review (2013) noted the London Borough’s across all age groups based on the that further research is required to ascertain the level of Standardised Mortality Ratio (SMR)16. The national SMR is usage, capacity and demand for meeting halls. Evidence of expressed as 100. Within the NEE area, Enfield Lock (137.2) FECA suggests that the community halls that they manage are and Ponders End (114.15) have higher SMRs than the national well used, with higher usage levels at halls that have been rate - that is, there is excess mortality recently refurbished. Evidence from the council’s school letting service also indicated that schools’ premises are regularly used 2.4.33 The JSNA notes childhood obesity as an area of usage can vary considerably from school to school and from concern in the borough, with a significant number of children day to day. and young people overweight (13.6% of pupils) compared to the London (11.2%) and national average (9.6%) in 2011. 2.4.40 The increase in population will lead to an increase 28 Obesity rates for the Enfield’s Reception pupils are highest in in levels of demand for community hall/meeting spaces. the east of the Borough. While, it is difficult to predict future requirements for community facilities an indication of this can be determined 2.4.34 5.3.103 Tackling obesity requires long-term action. with reference to external benchmarks. 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Calculator (SFC)17 is a tool commonly used to help identify new and future demand for facilities that is created by a given population. 2.4.41 Applying GLA mid-year population estimates to the SFC, the results indicates that the current provision of swimming pools and sports hall facilities, and are adequate for the population. However, based on GLA projections the population of NEEAis to increase by about 12% by 2023. The SFC forecasts a demand for additional swimming pool and a community hall. 2.4.42 A survey was conducted by Community First in spring 2013, with the main purpose being to refine community plans in each of the five wards in North East Enfield and South East Enfield for the programmes running from April 2011 – March 2015 . For NEE the survey included Enfield Lock, Enfield Highway and Ponders End. Innova Park has delivered high quality new housing 2.4.43 The survey as a whole also showed a divided opinion as to whether the area is “interesting for adults and young people.” Respondents from NEE suggested that more community activities, making better use of existing facilities, are required, to cater for the diverse population. Fitness classes and sports activities aimed at particular groups (women only, young adults, and children) were listed as potential solutions. A need for local enforcement groups, for instance, a residents’ association was also highlighted, in order to improve safety in the area. 30 2.4.44 Housing: Enfield continues to be one the most affordable Boroughs in London for housing. The median price of property in the NEE area is £225,000 which is well 1030s/1950s housing forms a large part of the residential areas of NEE below the figure for the Borough of around £350,000 (source: homes.co.uk, October 2013). Much of the residential area is formed of two storey terraced and semi-detached houses, many of which date from the 1930s and 1950s. There are pockets of higher density housing, ranging from the soon to be redeveloped Alma Estate to a variety of three storey flats (many of them over shops) along the Hertford Road corridor. 2.4.45 Rental accommodation is also relatively affordable in the Borough. About a fifth of accommodation is rented from the Local Authority or a Housing Association, while the same proportion is rented from private landlords18. The median rent in the NEE area is about £1,100 pcm which is well below that of London as whole (£2,680 pcm). 2.4.46 In 2011/12, the average weekly rent for a property in the private sector was two to three times (depending on the property size) of that seen in Local Authority and Housing Association properties19 . Further there has been an increase in the number of households claiming housing benefit (up 44% in the last 6 years). This has led to increase in demand for social and rented homes in Enfield. This has also Higher density residential is clustered around the Hertford Road local centres contributed to an increase in inequality between the more affluent West of the Borough and the Eastern wards.

17 Sport England. The SFC has been created by Sport England to help local planning authorities quantify how much additional demand for the key community sports facilities (swimming pools, sports halls and artificial grass pitches), is generated by populations of new growth, development and regeneration areas. The SFC was first developed to help estimate the facility needs of the new communities in the Eastern Quarry Development, Dartford, and the Milton Keynes future growth areas. It has been used to help local authorities in infrastructure planning, s.106 and Supplementary Planning Documents. 18 http//www.home.co.uk, 2013. 19 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Enfield Health and Well- being, Enfield Council, 2012.

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2.4.47 As part of the Core Strategy evidence base, Enfield’s 2008 Strategic Housing Market Assessment [SHMA], identifies that there is much need for affordable housing with a range of housing types required in the Borough. At present there is a continuing supply of two-bedroom dwellings in new development. There is a stronger need for family housing in the form of 3+ bedroom dwellings that have not been delivered in the past so the build up of need is higher.

2.5 Employment 2.5.1 As an Outer London borough, the functional economic geography of Enfield extends substantially beyond the Borough’s boundaries and beyond the metropolitan boundary of London. Sixty percent of our employed residents travel out of the Borough to work, mainly in Central London and a growing percentage “reverse commute” beyond the M25 to

Hertfordshire and Essex. North East Enfield contains the second largest concentration of industrial/ 2.5.2 NEE forms part of the London-Stansted-Cambridge- commercial land in London Corridor, a £161 billion economy built on the high-tech, clean, green and knowledge sectors. The corridor brings together excellent connections to London, Cambridge and Europe, a variety of sites and premises, and a productive population with a diverse range of skills. It crucial that Enfield’s infrastructure improvements continue to result in greater connectivity to access the corridor as it offers a fertile ground for labour market and business specialisation

2.5.3 North East Enfield contains the second largest 31 concentration of industrial/commercial land in London. Owing to good levels of investment in employment land and buildings over recent years, these employment areas are generally thriving and in good condition. 2.5.4 Enfield has experienced substantial changes to its economy and business-base over the past 40 years, shifting away from being dominated by large businesses and 53% Enfield Business Centre employment in the manufacturing sector, to a broader service- based economy made-up predominantly of small and micro businesses. The key sectors in the NEE area are: • wholesale and logistics, where demand for warehouse • green and carbon reduction sector. A report by Innovas20 on space currently outstrips supply and a restricted amount the Low Carbon Environmental Goods and Services (LCEGS) of land suitable for warehousing limits new development sector noted a number of sub sectors where there are major being brought forward. There is an opportunity to opportunities within the London market place. These were reconfigure existing industrial estates to provide identified as: Low carbon transport; Recovery and recycling; accommodation that better meets the needs of modern Renewable energies; Decentralised energy; Building business, particularly by improving access for large vehicles; technologies and Carbon finance. Enfield is ranked 13th of • manufacturing, which is generally declining within London all London Boroughs in terms of size of the LCEGS market as a whole. However, sectors such as fresh food production with a 2009/10 market value of £435m. There were an need to be close to the populations they serve. This sector estimated 3,500 workers employed in the sector in Enfield is well represented in the NEE area, and will be a continued and a total of 190 companies operating in the sector. source of jobs; • construction, which has suffered more than most sectors during the recession. However, new approaches to construction are likely to give rise to an increased demand for industrial land from the construction industry sector. The house building sector is seeing increasing application of pre-fabricated components assembled off-site. This has the potential to be an important sector for the NEE area as it is close to market; and 20 Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services: an industry analysis, BIS, 2009.

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2.6 Transport and movement 2.6.11 Public transport accessibility: Despite the high number of train stations, the accessibility to public transport 2.6.1 An updated assessment of transport and movement in the area is generally low. The London Plan uses a Public issues is provided in the Baseline Update Document that Transport Accessibility Level 21 [PTAL] measure as a broad accompanies this AAP. In this section, a summary of the key indication of accessibility to London’s public transport network. issues is set out. A rating of ‘0’ equates to very low public transport accessibility, 2.6.2 At first sight, the NEE area appears to have relatively whereas a rating of ‘6b’ equates to very high public transport good strategic transport links – it is close to the M25 and accessibility. PTAL ratings for the AAP area confirm that the there are two rail lines running north-south through the areas between Enfield Highway and Enfield Wash along with area: the Lee Valley railway line to the east and the London Enfield Lock are particularly badly served by public transport. Liverpool Street to Cheshunt line to the west. However, this is 2.6.12 Figure 2.4 overleaf shows public transport misleading. accessibility within the area by setting out the location and 2.6.3 Figure 2.3 opposite sets out the key transport and frequency of bus services within the NEE area along with movement issues, and these are described below. walking times from stations. There are good north-south links on Great Cambridge Road (A10) and Hertford Road (A1010), 2.6.4 Rail: The eastern corridor rail line is limited to 3 and also to Enfield town centre. However, there is moderate stopping services per hour at both peak and off-peak times. It penetration of residential areas, typically on 10 minute forms a major barrier to east-west movement: crossing points frequencies, The service to the Brimsdown Industrial Estate is at Enfield Lock and Brimsdown are provided by level crossings, moderate (15 minute), but has no direct links to Enfield town which - even with the limited rail service - are closed for 40 centre. Overall, east-west bus links are poor: they are largely minutes out of every hour. There are only two unrestricted limited to Lea Valley Road (A110), due to severance created road crossings: to the north at Mollison Avenue and to the by the rail line. Those that exist tend to be indirect and have south at Nags Head Road / Lee Valley Road. circuitous routes, e.g. 191 between Brimsdown and Edmonton. 2.6.5 The western rail corridor is less of a barrier, as all of the crossings are over or under the railway line. Nevertheless, it reduces opportunities for east-west movement. 2.6.6 Roads: The A10 Great Cambridge Road is a busy dual 32 21 PTAL – Public Transport Accessibility Level - It is a method sometimes carriageway, and acts very much as an ‘edge’ to the NEE area used inA UnitedAP Study Kingdom Area transport Boundar planningy to assess the access level as it has limited opportunities for pedestrians and cyclists to of geographical areas to public transport. Motorway M25 cross it. FIGURE P2.3rimar KEYy Rout >>>e 2.6.7 The A1010 Hertford Road forms the main spine of SecAAPondar Studyy Area Rout boundarye the area as a whole, and is a focus for local shopping and Secondary Route Motorway M25 community facilities. The road is busy, and there are conflicts Tertiary Route between vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. Primary route National Trail 2.6.8 The only connection with the M25 motorway in the Secondary route National Cycle Route area is from the A10 [Junction 25]. The A121 and Junction 26 Tertiary route Rail Station (with Level Crossing for all Traffic) east of the Lee Valley cannot be utilised in its current road RailNational Station trail (with Level Crossing for all Traffic) layout. As a result of this, it appears that Brimsdown traffic to Rail Station (with Under/Over Bridge for all Traffic) and from M25 motorway currently uses “rat-runs” through the National cycle route Rail Station (with Pedestrian/Cycle Only Bridge) NEE area, causing traffic and pollution problems in vulnerable RailRail Station station (with(with level Pedestrian/C crossing fory allcle traffic) Only Bridge) residential and mixed-use areas and compromising the Under/ORail stationver (with Bridge under/over for all T bridgeraffic for all traffic) character of the area, particularly through the neighbourhood Pedestrian/CRail station (withycle pedestrian/cycle only Bridge only bridge) centres along Hertford Road and A1055 Bullsmoor Lane/ Pedestrian/Cycle only Bridge Mollison Avenue. RailUnder/over bridge for all traffic Pedestrian/cycle only bridge 2.6.9 Car ownership: The average car ownership within Railway Line forming Major Barrier Railway line the NEE area is 93.4%. 51% of residents of Enfield Highway Railway Line forming Barrier and Ponders End travel to work by car, with 31% using public Railway line forming major barrier TfL Road Netowrk transport and 9% walking. In contrast, 68% of those who work Railway line forming barrier in the area but live outside travel to work by car. 15% use All Movements Junction TfL road network public transport and 7% walk. Left-in, Left-out Junction LefAllt-in, movements Left-out junction Junction 2.6.10 Pedestrian and cycle links: The area has access to some good pedestrian and cycle links: the National Cycle Left-in, left-out junction Network route along the River lee Navigation provide a route JuncJunctiontion pressures Pressures linking to London’s Docklands in the South and Waltham Cross JuncJunctiontion operatingOperating well Well in the north. The London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP) extends JuncJunctiontion causingCausing delay Delay east-west across the north of the NEE area. Junction Causing Delay JuncJunctiontion causingCausing significant Significant delay Delay

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2.6.13 Potential transport improvements: The Council wishes to ensure that transport improvements are coordinated so that a package of projects helps to secure long-term change in the area. The Council is developing a Northern Gateway Access Package (NGAP) that brings together a range of transport improvements, including: • a package of restraint measures to limit general traffic growth and discourage car trips towards central London; • the West Anglia Mainline Enhancement project, along with measures to retain and improve local connectivity for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and local car journeys; • improved access to local railway stations; • new and/or improved bus routes; and • a new link between the A1055 and the A121 to connect to junction 26 of the M25, mitigating the impact of the scheme in Rammey Marsh as much as possible. This has the potential to significantly improve access onto the M25 and beyond from key industrial areas, and direct heavy vehicles away from residential areas.. 2.6.14 NGAP is being considered in the context of further technical studies being undertaken in partnership with 34 stakeholders, including Transport for London and the Highways Agency. It will require a significant amount of further work, including an Environmental Impact Assessment AAP Study Area Boundary and an Economic Assessment to establish the potential AAP Study Area Boundary benefits, particularly in relation to businesses within NEE. AAP Study Area Boundary MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary 2.6.15 The West Anglia Mainline Enhancement Project is MRAailAotPor Studyway Area Boundary currently being explored. The works will involve increasing MRAailAotPor Studyway Area Boundary MRAailAotPor Studyway Area Boundary from two tracks to three or four tracks to allow for additional RMFArailAequencotPor Studywayy ofAr eaBus Boundar Servicey FIGURE 2.4MRFArailAequencot KEYPor Study wa >>>yy ofAr eaBus Boundar Servicey train services. The project has the potential to significantly FRMArailAequencotPor Studyway ofAr Busea Boundar Service y enhance train services to the NEE area. However, it would R2-3MAailAot PMor Studyinutwayes Area Boundary RF2-3MAAAPrailAequencot P MStudyor Studyinutwa Areayes of Arboundary Busea Boundar Service y potentially require the level crossings at Brimsdown and F2-3Rrailequenc Minutyes of Bus Service F2-3RMMotorwayrailequencot Morinutwayes of Bus Service Enfield Lock to be closed so preventing vehicular movement. 2-33-6Rail Minutes F2-33-6Mrequencot Morinutwayes of Bus Service 2-33-6FRRailwayrailequenc Minut line yes of Bus Service 2.6.16 The impact of the possible level crossing closure at 3-66-15Frequenc M Minutinutyes esof Bus Service 2-33-66-15RFrequencyail M Minutinut of esbuses services Enfield Lock on bus service 121 to Enfield Island Village could 3-66-152-3Frequenc M Minutinutinutesy esof Bus Service be severe. Given the isolation of this area, it will be important 6-15302-3F2-3requenc M minutesM inutMinutinutesyes esof Bus Service 6-153-630 M M inutMinutinuteseses to plan for a bus link in the event of the 3/4 tracking going 6-15303-62-33-6 M minutesMM inutMinutinutinuteseseses 30P3-62-3TA M MLinut inutinuteses ahead. 6-15P6-15TAL minutes M inutes 30P6-153-6TA M LM inutM inutinuteseses 2.6.17 The 3/4 tracking project would enable Crossrail 2 to 0P6-15 T(LAoL w)M inutes 300P3-630 T(LA minutesM oLMw)inut inuteses come forward. Crossrail 2 is being promoted by Transport for 0P306-15 T(LA MoL w)inut Minuteses 1aP306-15PTALTA ML inut Minuteses 01aP306-15 T(LA MoL w)inut Minuteses London and Network Rail as one of the key long-term projects 01aP30 T(LA MoLw) inutes needed to support London’s rapid growth. 01a1bP300 T (L(low)A MoLw) inutes 01a1bP30 T(LA MoLw) inutes 1b1a0P1 T(LaAoLw) 2.6.18 The earliest that Crossrail 2 would be operational and 1b1a20P T(LAoLw) open to the public is by the early 2030s. 1a1b2P1 TbAL 21b1a0 (Low) 1b31a02 (Low) 1b231a0 (Low) 231b1a 2341b1a3 2341b1a 3421b4 34521b 34521b5 4532 45326 563 4562 5643(Source: TfL) 6S4ource: TfL 56S3ource: TfL 6S54ource: TfL 6S54ource: TfL NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN S65ource: TfL S65ource: TfL S6ource: TfL S6ource: TfL Source: TfL Source: TfL FIGURE 2.4: PUBLIC TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY 2 AREA CONTEXT AND OPPORTUNITIES

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2.7 Property Market 2.7.6 Offices:The office market in NEE is small compared to nearby City Fringe locations. There are a limited number 2.7.1 An updated assessment of the property market is of large offices available, with the majority of units available provided in the Baseline Update Document that accompanies being sub 25,000 sqft. Similarly, there is a distinct lack of this AAP. In this section, a summary of the key issues. is offices below 1,000 sqft; most offices available are between provided 1,001 – 10,000 sqft. B1 units between 1,001 and 2,500 sqft 2.7.2 Economic Overview: Enfield holds a strategic position, were in highest demand over the period November 2007 – sitting within the robust economy of London and the London- November 2013. The majority of stock is second-hand; and the Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor. The Upper Lee Valley covers level of new build stock is very limited. There is very limited a significant part of the Borough is also designated as an demand for traditional office space within NEE. Opportunity Area (by the Greater London Authority) with the 2.7.7 There may, however, be some opportunities for capacity to accommodate up to 15,000 new jobs and a large office accommodation. Enfield has a high number of small number of new homes by 2016. businesses, and as identified in the Employment Land Review 2.7.3 Despite the opportunities that this strategic location (2012) there may be scope for a micro-business hub to cater presents and the position it holds within the London Stansted for this demand. At present the Wenta Business Centre is the Cambridge Growth Corridor, the Borough’s economy remains only space offering incubation services and small serviced relatively weak. The sectoral weaknesses and the lack of units. A micro-businesses hub/shared space and small offices/ presence in growth sectors such as high tech and knowledge workshops between 150 and 1,500 sqft are most likely to be in intensive industries, and reliance on traditional (declining) demand within NEE. sectors is clear, which make the Borough vulnerable in terms 2.7.8 Managed workspace providing smaller units that are of the present volatile economic environment. It is also suited to B1 (c) (sub 2,500 sqft) may also be suitable as part of thought that development has been hindered by a number of mixed use developments as they are relative compatible with 36 local factors. These local factors include (as per the Skills and residential uses. It may also be appropriate to consider the Employment Strategy, 2012); transport bottlenecks, blighted potential sub-division of some of the exiting office stock that industrial estates, some neighbourhoods having poor quality is currently on the market to meet the needs of SMEs in the urban fabric, a degraded environment and perception of high borough. crime rates. 2.7.9 Industrial / distribution: In terms of the B2/B8 2.7.4 The area is however undergoing a number of market analysis, it is clear that the market for these uses is regeneration initiatives and projects which will assist its much greater than the office market, particularly in terms of economic development; such as the Industrial Estates warehousing and distribution given NEE’s strategic location, Strategy, Alma Road Regeneration and others. Also transport thus meeting both local and strategic demand. The industrial improvements are expected in the short and long term which estates tend to be popular, providing vital employment/ will potentially improve economic prosperity in North East industrial land to service the greater London area. However, Enfield. In the short term increased frequency of trains on we aware through consultations with local businesses that the present rail line linking Ponders End to Hertford and congestion is seen as a key issue that is starting to affect the London Liverpool Street are expected and in the long term attractiveness of the industrial estates to potential occupiers. Crossrail 2 would also provide vital new connectivity for The key findings are as follows: Islington, Hackney, Tottenham and the Lee Valley in north-east London. The Crossrail 2 link is expected to assist in driving • 70% of transactions that took place over the period regeneration, similar to how the extension of the tube drove November 2007 – November 2013 were for industrial London’s expansion and regeneration of the outer areas in property on the Brimsdown Estate. Most of the B2/B8 the 1930’s (Crossrail 2: Supporting London’s Growth, 2013). property in North East Enfield can be found on this estate; Crossrail 2 is however not expected to be delivered until • There is a significant supply of industrial space (1,290,223 2029/2030 at the earliest. sqft over 40 units) in the area; • The industrial unit sizes in highest demand are between 2.7.5 Property Market Sectors: The updated assessment considers the following sectors: 2,501 and 10,000 sqft; 59% (48 units) of transactions were for units of this size; • employment, including: industrial, work hub / start-up centres, and offices; • The unit sizes with the highest rents are those sized under 1,000 sqft. The lowest rents are for units sized between • residential; and 2,501 and 5,000 sqft which could explain their popularity • retail and leisure. with occupiers; and • This area is likely to remain popular for industrial occupiers due to low rents; however there are issues with congestion in the NEE area.

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2.7.10 Industrial / distribution opportunities: There is a high 2.7.16 Comparison retailing is expected to grow within level of flexibility in terms of industrial accommodation, with Enfield Borough (Retail Study Update, 2009); however any many occupiers utilising industrial space for non-traditional expansion is likely to be concentrated in the dominant centres uses. With this in mind, and the high levels of demand and at locations such as the Palace Xchange in Enfield Town established for sub 5,000 sqft industrial units (from the centres or Edmonton Green both of which have an established services industries) such space is likely to be very appealing retail offer or outside the borough in places such as Waltham to the market (so long as it is reasonably priced (£8-9 psf Cross. However, NEE has two high quality retail parks on the approximately). There is also demand for larger distribution Great Cambridge Road: Enfield Retail Park and De Mandeville space; however, this will require the redevelopment of parts Retail Park and these are good locations for comparison of the existing (older/obsolete) stock in order to meet these retailing. requirements. 2.7.17 At Waltham Cross there are presently aspirations 2.7.11 North East Enfield has healthy industrial areas and to redevelop the Northern part of the High Street, this should continue to be promoted for employment uses. There is redevelopment is likely to include a 3,500 sqm (38,000 sqft) opportunity for redevelopment when older buildings become Sainsbury’s as well as an improved comparison shopping offer obsolete; depending on the number of units/land available for (Waltham Cross Draft Town Centre Strategy, 2013). Given the redevelopment, B8 warehouse and/or B2 units can be brought convenience offer that is proposed as part of this development for development. there is likely to be some impact on the local centres; with potential trade diverted form Tesco at Ponders End and Coop 2.7.12 Residential: At present the area is characterised by a at Enfield Wash Local Centre to the new Sainsbury’s store. low value property market with high levels of social housing and private rented properties relative to the wider Enfield 2.7.18 The Waltham Cross development will offer larger Borough. A high level of demand for all house types and format stores, household names, and comparison retailers tenures has however been noted. which will attract residents of NEE. The Council has raised concerns that the development is likely to adversely impact on 37 2.7.13 Residential opportunities: All housing unit types are retailing in NEE, in particular the convenience offer. likely to be in demand and improvements in the wider area and regeneration schemes/projects coming forward (e.g. Alma 2.7.19 Retailers are normally attracted to established Estate and Dujardin Mews) are likely to positively impact shopping locations with good levels of expenditure. The on desirability and thus values in the area. Improvements in potential for NEE to compete with the comparison retail transport links will encourage further interest in the area for offer at more established locations is thus unlikely unless commuters and purchasers. The 3/4 tracking of the existing a significant mass of units could be delivered to establish a West Anglia railway line will improve the attractiveness retail destination. This is unlikely in the NEE area. Such an of NEE as a residential area by improving the frequency of aspiration is also hindered by the levels of local spend, which trains into Central London. Recent research undertaken on in the short-medium terms is likely to be low relative to other the impact of the current Crossrail on residential property more prosperous areas. As mentioned above retail provision prices in Outer London are set to rise by approximately 33% that services local need is likely to be suited to the area, by the end of 2018, should they be located within a Crossrail such as children’s clothing provision, convenience and local Station ‘walkzone’ (within a 15 minute walk to a Station). It services. is estimated that for every 250m distance from the station 2.7.20 Retail / leisure opportunities: Similar to the above entrance, there will be a decrease in prices or impact of 1.9% opportunities in respect to residential, further regeneration of the additional property value increase . in the area may result in greater demand from occupiers due 2.7.14 Although some way in the future, Crossrail 2, will to the increased spend capacity that new developments may also help to improve connectivity with Central London and bring. The capacity to attract greater spend for comparison although it is not yet clear what stops are proposed within and convenience retail is likely to be limited to the local area NEE, the improved connectivity in the wider area will help although specific site opportunities may exist to attract wider to increase the desirability of the area as an affordable interest from a slightly wider catchment area - for example, residential location compared to more inner London boroughs. the potential redevelopment of the Co-operative Store at Enfield Wash and/or development at the retail parks. In terms 2.7.15 Retail / leisure: At present the retail/leisure offer of retail warehousing there are known occupier requirements is limited and concentrated along the A1010 in the Enfield in the area, however the accommodation needs cannot Wash, Enfield Lock and Ponders End. 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2.8 Green network and food growing and ecological value. 2.8.1 Many parts of the NEE area are well served by some 2.8.6 The Borough of Enfield has a long history of food form of open space, such as public parks. However, they are at production. In the late nineteenth century the Lea Valley the same time deficient in other facilities, such as children’s was the most important concentration of glasshouse (market play provision or natural/semi-natural green space. Enfield’s gardening) industry in the world. Although diminished, the Open Spaces and Sports Assessment update [2012] provides glasshouse industry survived in Enfield into the late 1960s. recommendations to address deficiencies, which relate to 2.8.7 The Council is developing a Food Strategy that aims diversifying existing areas of open space to provide for to: different types of use and activity, including the provision of new children’s play provision, new planted gardens, seating • encourage healthier eating and physical activity as part of and the creation of nature areas. a healthier lifestyle; • support and improve the performance of Enfield’s thriving 2.8.2 Stretching the whole length of the AAP area, the Lee food sector; and Valley Regional Park is a place for leisure, recreation and sport, and for nature conservation. Indeed, the park is used by a • promote food security. number of organisations and groups for recreation activities 2.8.8 The NEE area has significant areas of open space and is an important resource for encouraging improvements within its eastern area that could once again be used for food to health and general well-being. The Council is seeking to production. maximise the amenity value of this resource to overcome deficiencies in natural / semi-natural space. However, the park AAP Study Area Boundary needs to be made more visible and accessible if local people AAP Study Area Boundary are to be able to access the park easily, by: MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary • improving pedestrian and cycle links; and MAAotPor Studyway Area Boundary 38 RMAailAotPor Studyway Area Boundary • making it more visible, especially where the Brimsdown MRAailAotPor Studyway Area Boundary MRailotorway Industrial Estate sits adjacent to the Park. 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2.9 Scale of opportunity and challenge • A continuation of Early Years funding is required to address the needs of working parents and enable people back to 2.9.1 This section sets out a summary of the issues work, and improve the skills of the future workforce. The highlighted in this chapter, so giving an overview of the scale success of the Early Years scheme relies on certainty around of opportunity and challenge in North East Enfield. long-term Government funding and careful planning by the 2.9.2 In responding to opportunities and challenges, the council on the location of services (e.g. near places of work fundamental principle is to create sustainable communities in the Borough) and accessibility. This will provide crucial within NEE. Sustainability must form a key part of the vision underpinning for the Borough’s Education and Employment and therefore must be considered within all of the projects and Skills Strategy. and initiatives developed within this AAP. • The need for an education strategy that unlocks demand 2.9.3 Land use and character. Whilst the NEE area has for the borough’s existing facilities, capitalising on its key some very distinct areas such as Brimsdown, the area generally strengths and unique offerings. Facilities such as the state- lacks places of strong and identifiable character. However, of-art construction and engineering facilities at the College there are opportunities to raise the profile of the area by: are largely undersubscribed and taken up by students from outside of the borough. Encouraging take up by residents • enhancing the character of and access to places that gives them opportunity to upgrade their skills and meet the already have good potential to be ‘special’ - such as the demands of the borough’s growing employment sectors. three Local Centres along the Hertford Road; • A joined-up approach to health and wellbeing is required, • bringing a new identity to areas where major change can with buy in from the community, the council, health be secured - such as the regeneration of the Alma Estate; professionals, local businesses and voluntary organisations. • raising the quality of areas that will not change This will ensure that there is a targeted and coordinated significantly through the lifetime of this AAP - for example, response to the key health concerns affecting residents improving streets in residential areas; and such as child poverty, obesity, and diabetes. • raising the quality of the employment areas to both better • Further research in evaluating usage of the Borough’s 40 serve business demands and to enhance the quality of the existing community and sports facilities is needed in environment. order to respond appropriately to the changing needs of 2.9.4 Socio-economic issues: Key challenges relating to residents. The population is expected to grow significantly Enfield’s population include: and it is crucial to that social infrastructure responds to the demographic changes proactively. Part of this will be met • the growing number of predominantly low-income and low by encouraging flexible use of extensive school, college and skilled households attracted to Enfield due to relatively low community halls and open space; and better coordination rents; with the wealth of community groups and organisations in • addressing Child Poverty indicators and the increasing the borough. number of vulnerable groups, including single parent • Continued partnerships and collaboration between the households and disabled people, moving to the Borough; Council, local centres, community and businesses to support • addressing health issues, in particular childhood obesity’ the Borough’s education, skills and employment strategy. and • As is already recognised through the work on NGAP, an • preparing young people to access training routes and to integrated transport strategy is needed that improves the compete effectively for jobs when they leave full-time safety, accessibility and connectivity of the area for NEE’s education. businesses and residents. 2.9.5 The key socio-economic opportunities that have 2.9.6 Employment: Key opportunities and challenges informed this AAP are: relating to employment include: • The need to support Enfield’s industrial sites – NEE’s • safeguarding the thriving industrial estates in the NEE area; industrial hub and locational advantages (London-Stansted- • continuing partnerships between the Council, community, Cambridge corridor) make it a key driver of growth in area. businesses and education to provide initiatives and services Fostering the development of growth sectors (Wholesale to raise the skills level and employability of local people; and Logistics, Manufacturing, Construction, Green & Carbon Reduction sector) will attract inwards investment and offer • improving public transport so that it dovetails with sustainable employment opportunities. business working patterns (particularly shift work); • The provision of affordable housing is key to the continued • fostering the development of the key growth sectors, regeneration of the area. NEE’s wards are relatively in particular promoting the development of high-tech deprived compared to rest of the borough. With continued manufacturing, including renewable energy production. pressure on the provision of council housing, and relatively Growing the business-base is a key element of the Council’s low level of income of residents, it is important that approach to economic development and regeneration. developments address the housing shortfall. Improved access; and

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the area, creating distinct and memorable gateways and making journeys to and through neighbourhoods understandable; • ensure that improvements to transport form part of a coordinated strategy, bringing together restraint measures to limit general traffic growth with improvement to public transport, walking and cycling, and - where necessary - improvements to roads such as a new a new link between the A1055 and the A121 to connect to junction 26 of the M25 (the Northern Gateway Access Route). 2.9.9 Property market: The industrial areas within NEE are - in general - healthy, and this is the area’s greatest strength. Improving the quality of the retail and leisure offer will largely depend on attracting a more prosperous population to the area, which in turn is dependent on improving the quality of residential development. High quality new residential is needed to transform the image of the area, changing perceptions from the current view that NEE is a place for low quality housing. The regeneration of the Alma Estate is likely to have a significant effect in changing perceptions, with smaller developments such as Dujardin Mews helping to support this more radical transformation. The design Improving transport and movement within NEE is key to unlocking its potential and environmental quality of new residential is therefore important to securing long-term, sustainable regeneration. • securing high quality redevelopment of and improvements 2.9.10 Poor access by public transport depresses the 41 to the existing industrial estates to provide accommodation property market. The proposed West Anglia Mainline that is fit for purpose and an environment that attracts enhancements along with the much longer-term Crossrail businesses. 2 have the potential to support regeneration, particularly in those areas close to Ponders End, Brimsdown and Enfield 2.9.7 The NEE area has space to accommodate new Lock. However, the precise nature of the regenerative effect of businesses and grow the overall number of jobs in the improvements in public transport is difficult to quantify given Borough. There is also an opportunity to intensify existing the long-term nature of the schemes. A coordinated package industrial sites, ensuring that the number of jobs is at least of measures to improve transport by all modes within and to maintained or increased. NEE will help to support new development that - in the long- 2.9.8 Transport and movement: Key transport and term - can have a knock-on effect in supporting community, movement opportunities for the AAP are to: retail and leisure activity within NEE. • encourage a shift away from the private car to more 2.9.11 Green network and food growing The key sustainable modes of transport, including buses, trains, opportunities are to: walking and cycling through the NGAP project. To make • continue to improve existing green spaces, especially by this shift happen, the following initiatives are required: creating richer more diverse environments that help to -- increasing the frequency of trains through the West create a strong and identifiable character that distinguish Anglia Mainline enhancement project; one part of NEE from another; -- improving bus services by increasing the frequency of • join green spaces together to create a connected green existing routes and, where possible, introducing new network that enhances biodiversity, reinforces key routes; pedestrian and cycle routes, as well as creating visually -- enhancing existing cycle routes and providing new more attractive streets and spaces; ones that link key destinations such as local centres, • create better pedestrian and cycle links to the Lee Valley employment areas and schools; and Park so that residents of NEE can access this very special -- improving the public realm so that the pedestrian resource; and experience is more pleasant. This is especially • re-introduce market gardening to the area as part of important for the local centres and around stations, a wider strategy of encouraging healthy eating, and where pedestrian activity is focused. supporting locally sustainable businesses. • in undertaking public realm and cycle route improvements, 2.9.12 All of these opportunities and challenges have enhance the arrival and movement experience through informed the vision and objectives that are set out overleaf.

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN 3 VISIONVision AND OBJECTIVES and Objectives

3.1 The overall vision: Portrait of North East Enfield in 2032

In 2032, North East Enfield will be a place where people aspire to live, work, visit and invest. It will have a reputation for leading the way in sustainable living – from innovative energy generation to exemplar cycle routes, from energy efficient new homes to integrated public transport. North East Enfield will show how joined-up approaches to employment, education and childcare support a successful economy and provide local people with opportunities to improve their job prospects.

Figure 3.1 opposite sets out the key spatial components that will support this vision, and this involves: In addition, there will be continued support for existing Transforming transport to and within the area by: businesses, helping them to grow. The quality of existing • bringing forward a comprehensive package of projects to employment areas will be improved. 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NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN 3 VISION AND OBJECTIVES

3.2 Objectives 3.2.1 The following objectives outline what will need to be achieved to deliver the Vision for NEE. These give direction to the spatial framework outlined in the remainder of this document.

3.2.2 1Objective 1: 3.2.4 3Objective 3: Long Term Coordinated Planning for Growth Employment Growth and the Local Economy • to plan for growth and change in the area in a • increase the quality, operational efficiency, capacity and comprehensive way with an emphasis on delivery; density of existing employment land through improvement • to unlock development potential and provide a framework of existing industrial estates and ensure they are attractive for site assembly; to regional, national and international investors in order to secure economic diversification, business growth, the • to build a strong business justification for inward creation of jobs and the strengthening of NEE’s role in the investment; and London-Stansted-Cambridge Corridor; • to act as an image-marketing tool for the area. • ensure that employment opportunities are accessible to all and assist in securing the provision of employment and training opportunities for local residents; and • support a culture of enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable business growth.

3.2.3 2Objective 2: 44 Sustainable Neighbourhoods • to promote low carbon living and working; • instil principles of low carbon living/working and sustainable development opportunities to meet current and future social, economic and environmental needs in a balanced and integrated way taking account of cumulative 3.2.5 4Objective 4: impact; Maximising Value of Natural Assets • encourage active travel (walking and cycling) to support • protect, enhance and improve access to existing natural healthy living and tackle obesity; assets of the Lee Valley Regional Park and Waterways from • embody the principles of good urban design from the wider the surrounding neighbourhoods; area and neighbourhood level to individual buildings and • ensure that the local area’s natural environments sites with consideration of cumulative impact; biodiversity is protected and enhanced; and • protect and enhance the historic environment, including • work in partnership with the Lee Valley Regional Park non-designated buildings and sites of heritage value, for Authority to maximise the value of the Park and waterways. the benefit of residents and visitors alike; • comprehensively manage development opportunities and growth to enhance the local centres along the Hertford Road, smaller local centres and shopping parades in the wider North East Enfield area; • strengthen, maintain and enhance the mix of uses in the local centres including retail, office, leisure and residential without undermining the primary retail function; • make a significant contribution to the borough’s housing targets by optimising the delivery of new homes in North East Enfield through development opportunities and reconfiguration of existing neighbourhoods through housing estate renewal initiatives to help meet existing and future housing needs; and • ensure diversity in the type, size and tenure of housing, including affordable housing to meet local community needs and introduce demographic stability.

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN 3 VISION AND OBJECTIVES

3.2.6 5Objective 5: Infrastructure Investment • support the transformation of educational facilities in the area and encourage links with local businesses and residents for the benefit of the whole community; • ensure that everyone has access to health, leisure and community facilities of a high standard and within close proximity to where they live; Strengthening the mix of uses within local centres whilst maintaining their retail function helps to make them attractive, sustainable places • maintain and enhance the network of linked open space, green space, playing fields to establish connected green space, natural leisure and health living corridors across the plan area; • consider flood risk mitigation through proposals for development; • improve overall accessibility and connectivity in North East Enfield, providing safe and convenient routes by a choice of transport modes, secure appropriate investment in key 45 public transport improvements and road infrastructure, and support the effective management of sustainable travel patterns; • support the provision of transport infrastructure with New business is important in supporting the area’s economic role in the an emphasis on sustainable transport, which increases London-Stansted-Cambridge Corridor accessibility and navigation. Of particular emphasis will be strong support for improvements to rail infrastructure and the feasibility of 3/4 tracking of the West Anglia mainline, and exploring the feasibility of direct access to the M25 as part of the overall NGAP package of projects; • ensure that utilities and other business-critical infrastructure will be competitive with business locations nationally and internationally and seeks out low carbon alternatives where feasible; • build upon initial feasibility work of the Lee Valley Heat Network [LVHN] to support sustainable growth of neighbourhoods and industry; and Public realm, traffic management and building improvements can help make • integrating the latest digital technologies into new and Enfield Highway (above left) and Enfield Wash (right) sustainable neighbourhoods existing development to support business and education.

Delivering high quality new homes is a key objective of this AAP

NORTH EAST ENFIELD AREA ACTION PLAN