Enfield Labour statement on the Local Plan Examination

“Enfield Labour has welcomed the conclusion of the first stage of the examination of our new Local Plan by the appointed Government inspector. Our plan is an ambitious strategy to tackle the housing crisis in Enfield by building more and better homes, growing our local economy and continuing to be the green lungs of the capital.

“Working with the Labour Government, Enfield Labour is getting on with the job of delivering homes for Enfield. We are on the side of the builders, not the blockers. We are on the side of working people who want to own their home and want to get on the property ladder.

“Our new Local Plan is in line with the Government’s much-needed plans to reform our planning system. This will see 1.5 million homes built across the country, starting right here in Enfield. With our new Local Plan, 34,000 homes could be built by 2041 across Enfield, half of which will be genuinely affordable.

“Anyone who watched the livestream of proceedings will have seen the Enfield Conservatives show their true colours. They are out of touch with Enfield households who feel the effects of the housing crisis every day. The Tories have clearly failed to learn from the verdict of people in Enfield last July, who voted for change, to tackle the housing crisis and to get Enfield building.

“Rather than support our plans, Councillor Chamberlain, Enfield Conservative’s Shadow Cabinet Member for Housing has called for over development in the east of the borough to be “maxed out” – rejecting calls for housing in the North West of the borough where the conservatives hold their seats – the very definition of NIMBYism.

“Our plans to build more and better homes, build new GP surgeries, create new parks and grow Enfield’s local economy will benefit everyone in the Borough.  Our new Local Plan will build the foundations for a cleaner, greener, fairer and safer borough for all.”