With seven days until polling day, Enfield voters are being asked to believe a series of major housing promises that do not survive basic scrutiny. Cllr Ergin Erbil has claimed Enfield Labour can build 6,000 council homes at Crews Hill Golf Course, give Enfield residents “first dibs” on new town homes, deliver “thousands of jobs”,Continue reading “Erbil’s housing promises fall apart under scrutiny”
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Enfield cannot afford to lose more jobs. So why do new town plans treat them as expendable?
Enfield cannot afford to lose more local jobs. But the proposed Crews Hill and Chase Park new town risks treating existing businesses and livelihoods as expendable.
Why didn’t Enfield Council put Meridian Water forward as a new town?
Meridian Water was an obvious candidate for the Government’s new towns programme. It is a very large, self-contained brownfield site that has struggled to deliver. Formal new town status could have made a real difference by helping to get the project back on track. It could have accelerated the delivery of new homes and jobs.Continue reading “Why didn’t Enfield Council put Meridian Water forward as a new town?”
Enfield Council is avoiding scrutiny of its new town bid
The government has recently confirmed that the proposal to build up to 21,000 homes at Crews Hill and Chase Park is being taken forward in its New Towns Draft Programme.[1] Enfield Council submitted a proposal to build a new town at Crews Hill and Chase Park to the government’s New Towns Taskforce in late 2024.[2]Continue reading “Enfield Council is avoiding scrutiny of its new town bid”
What type of homes will be built at Crews Hill and Chase Park?
Introduction and Summary The Government’s New Towns Taskforce (NTT) published its report in September 2025. It recommended that land at Crews Hill & Chase Park (CH&CP) be considered as a potential site for a new town, capable of delivering 21,000 new homes. The Government’s response listed CH&CP as one of the three most promising locationsContinue reading “What type of homes will be built at Crews Hill and Chase Park?”
Boldness Without Respect: Crews Hill’s Businesses Deserve Better
Why Enfield’s New Town Vision Risks Jobs and Community The “bold vision” for Crews Hill, wrapped in the language of a New Town designation, is being sold as progress. But for the hundreds of people whose livelihoods depend on the area’s businesses, including the horticultural nurseries, garden centres, landscapers, builders’ yards, and family-run suppliers, theContinue reading “Boldness Without Respect: Crews Hill’s Businesses Deserve Better”
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