Venue: Conference Room, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA. View directions
Contact: Email: Democracy@enfield.gov.uk
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WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Minutes: The Chair, Cllr Katherine Chibah, welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies for absence were received from Cllr Saray Karakus, Cllr Mahmut Aksanoglu and Ann Bishop-Leggett. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members of the Forum are invited to identify any disclosable pecuniary, other pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests relevant to items on the agenda. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest registered in respect of any items on the agenda. |
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MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 148 KB To agree the minutes of the Environment Forum meeting held on the 29th June 2021. Minutes: The minutes of the Environment Forum held on the 29th June 2021 were agreed. |
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LOCAL PLAN CONSULTATION To receive an update on the Local Plan consultation, with particular focus on environmental matters. Minutes: A presentation was received from members of Strategic Planning in respect of the consultation taking place on Enfield’s Local Plan, with focus on environmental policies and design and character policies.
Strategic Planning and Design Officers were keen to hear from the local experts in attendance to help shape and refine the policies.
The process (set out by Government) at Enfield is currently at Stage 1 - the plan preparation stage is known as Reg 18 and involves collecting evidence about the borough’s needs and using this to identify issues and ways that they could be addressed through the plan whilst testing options. Reg 18 can be repeated several times until it reaches Stage 2 known as Reg 19, a draft plan which can be published, hopefully by the summer of 2022.
Therefore, focus on the following policies were received:
Climate Change
The following issues were suggestion for inclusion in the Plan:
Overheating resulting in fewer or no trees Tree preservation Biodiversity Green space preservation No more flooding More reuse of building materials in new builds Less Pollution and vehicle, waste and rubbish dumping Green space preservation U.H.I Build for a Lifetime - high quality buildings Embodied carbon Compliance of enforcement Embedding Principles Education Rewilding Air Quality Should all policies relate to refurbished developments
Blue and Green Enfield
The following points were received:
Paving over front gardens - policy and enforcement issue (why allow paving over) Positives include water gardens Degradation of boundary walls etc Loss of verges for crossovers Good example boundary ditch nature area Further work needed eg Salmons Brook link Better links with Lea Valley Park Authority and Thames Water Lack of attention to agriculture Conflict between Blue & Green and the proposed development north of Enfield Road and Crews Hill. Enhancement of Green Space et Trent Park and commercial activities Enfield Chase - historical landscape SPG3 - offsetting is in developers’ advantage Use of buy-out verses offset eg Tottenham Hotspur Training Ground
Design and Character
The following points were received:
Take note of public interest as public need to decide what they want Not just residents, focus must be for all users Importance of mixed use - walkable facilities - large scale design, social infrastructure and public space Remove obstacles (eg. Nursing Homes) CIC needs to go to comms where development is
Character
Reflect existing character Problems with height and loss of greenery Densify in ways which respects character
Policy Responses:
Categorisation of change for example Hadley Wood should not be a focus for change and change should be slow
Generally positive but concerns about individual decisions
Contradictions such as Heritage and Environment verses development pressure.
Anything Missed:
How to involve the public with site briefs and area-based design coding. Hierarchy of assets and character needs to be discussed.
Transport
The following points were received:
Sustainable active polices and active travel.
How:
walk to school, quality of schools, employment close to home Can commuting be reduced Offices, workshops, industry in suburbs Work hubs Emphasis on ... view the full minutes text for item 4. |
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WORK PROGRAMME 2021-2022 PDF 94 KB To receive the up to date work programme amended since the last meeting. Minutes: The amended work programme was agreed. |
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ANY OTHER BUSINESS Minutes: The Forum received a request from Dennis Stacey (Bush Hill Park Conservation and Study Group) to invite Andy Higham (Head of Development Management) to a future meeting to provide an update on enforcement.
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DATES OF NEXT MEETING To confirm the dates for future meetings as follows:
Tuesday 28th September 2021 Tuesday 19th October 2021 Wednesday 24th November 2021 Wednesday 12th January 2022 Tuesday 15th February 2022 Tuesday 29th March 2022
Minutes: The date of the next meeting was confirmed as Tuesday 28th September 2021.
Dates for future meetings are as follows:
Tuesday 28th September 2021 Tuesday 19th October 2021 Wednesday 24th November 2021 Wednesday 12th January 2022 Tuesday 15th February 2022 Tuesday 29th March 2022 |