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
- Planning policies designed to protect the health and safety of vulnerable renters in Enfield are not being enforced.Research shows that fewer than 1 in 10 HMOs in Enfield have planning permission and there is an 85% decline in planning enforcement. Enfield Council is now one of the worst performing boroughs in London for issuing Planning Contravention andContinue reading “Planning policies designed to protect the health and safety of vulnerable renters in Enfield are not being enforced.”
- London Fire Brigade raises concerns about Meridian Water tower blocksLast month Enfield Council’s planning committee voted to grant planning permission for two new tower blocks at its Meridian Water development in Upper Edmonton. The blocks will be 24 and 30 storeys tall and will have single staircases, despite callsContinue reading “London Fire Brigade raises concerns about Meridian Water tower blocks”
- Enfield Council approves another FOUR tower blocks with single staircasesLast night Enfield Council granted planning permission for another four new tower blocks at its Meridian Water development. The latest tower blocks will range from 10 to 16 storeys, and each of them will only have a single staircase. ThisContinue reading “Enfield Council approves another FOUR tower blocks with single staircases”
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