Campaigning for affordable, safe and sustainable new homes in Enfield
What we do
Affordable Homes
Affordable housing targets have not been met in Enfield for many years, and we now have an affordable housing crisis
We are campaigning to ensure that new housing schemes deliver the maximum amount of affordable homes
Office Conversions
Offices converted into flats do not need to follow planning rules; flats are often very poor quality and rarely affordable
We’re asking Enfield Council to put measures in place to ensure office conversions are fit for human habitation
Wellbeing and Sustainability Homes need to be safe and healthy places to live, and built to minimise their impact on the environment
We want planners to give more priority to wellbeing and sustainability policies when assessing planning applications
Enfield in Numbers
5,000
children in temporary accommodation
2.5
years in temporary accommodation
11
1st time buyers spend 11 times salary
11
% of households that are overcrowded
Help us campaign for better homes
There are all kinds of ways you can help improve housing in Enfield.
- Sign-up for more information
- Write to your MP or Councillor
- Let us know about a development you’re concerned about
News, views and research
- Enfield’s deepening family housing crisisIn November 2010, Enfield Council adopted its Core Strategy. The Core Strategy is an important document setting out the housing needs for Enfield for the years 2010-2025. The Core Policies and targets set out in the Core Strategy wereContinue reading “Enfield’s deepening family housing crisis”
- Enfield Housing 2020: Needs Sacrificed for TargetsKEY POINTS: In 2020, the council approved plans for 12 major developments which could deliver more than 5,200 new homes None of these developments met planning standards for: ‘Family Housing’ or ‘Access to green space’ Only 3 developments met planningContinue reading “Enfield Housing 2020: Needs Sacrificed for Targets”
- Shared Ownership homes should not be classified as affordableIntroduction Local planning standards say that 40% of all new homes built on major housing developments in Enfield should be “affordable”. Affordable is supposed to mean that the homes cost less than the normal market rate, so that they canContinue reading “Shared Ownership homes should not be classified as affordable”
