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  • Local Plan Examination: week one report 27-Jan-2025
    This week the Local Plan Examination began on the 22nd. Matters discussed this week were Legal and Procedural and the housing need and supply. These are very “high level” and at this stage the Inspector, Steven Lee, appears to be ensuring that the Plan has followed the legal requirements for its various stages of preparation. The ...
  • Dates announced for spring tree planting on Enfield Chase 25-Jan-2025
    The Council and the Friends of Enfield Chase have announced a series of dates for tree planting this year at New Cottage Farm, The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN6 5QT. The dates will be: January: Tue 28th & Wed 29th February: Sat 1st, Tue 4th, Tue 11th, Fri 14th, Tue 18th, Sat 22nd & Mon 24th. Twenty places ...
  • Black Film Club for Dugdale Arts Centre 18-Jan-2025
    A new Black Film Club has been established at the Dugdale Arts Centre. Starting from Friday 31st January (7pm) the films will be aimed at adults and children. Initially a three-month season to see how popular this will be and the Club is hoping for support from the Enfield community. Screenings feature a little something ...
  • Council representation index is still missing hundreds of entries 13-Dec-2024
    Since the Council fired the starting gun on the Local Plan Examination in August 2024, there have been numerous “updates” to the index of Reg-19 representations. The last was added to the Council website on Wednesday. The Society has spent hours checking the indexes and communicating with staff in the Council alerting them to missing ...
  • Society meets Local Plan Programme Officer 12-Dec-2024
    On 3rd December the Society, Enfield Road Watch and other residents’ groups met with Annette Feeney the Planning Inspector’s Programme Officer. Annette had offered the meeting, in part due to concerns over the Council’s failure to publish all the submissions on the Local Plan and also to meet some of the representatives who will want ...
  • Enfield Footpaths map now available 06-Dec-2024
    The latest and fully-revised version of our most popular publication is now available to order from our website. The map now includes our version of a ‘borough orbital’ footpath which takes you round the Borough using existing rights-of-way and permissive paths. The map is £5.00 + £3 P&P.
  • Reviving All Saints in the Community: survey 05-Nov-2024
    A number of groups have come together to make a Heritage Lottery bid for All Saints Edmonton. The project hopes to secure funding to help remove All Saints from the Heritage at Risk Register—something The Enfield Society supports. The group is particularly keen on exploring how the church and hall can be used for events, ...
  • Edmonton Hundred website hacked 22-Oct-2024
    The Edmonton Hundred Historical Society have today issued a warning to its members about malicious activity on its website: This is to inform you that our website has been hacked and to warn you not to click on any links, in particular Website Survey, that you see there should you visit the site. In addition, please do ...
  • Civic Voice responds to House of Lords ‘Grey Belt’ inquiry 22-Oct-2024
    Civic Voice, the national charity for civic societies in England, has submitted a detailed response to the House of Lords Built Environment Committee’s inquiry into the Government’s Grey Belt proposals. In the response Civic Voice stresses the essential role of local plans and local authorities in guiding responsible development on Grey Belt land, ensuring that ...
  • Enfield Road fields: planning application to clear trees 18-Oct-2024
    We are indebted to our friends at Enfield RoadWatch who have allowed us to re-use the following text sent to their supporters. Fairview New Homes recently submitted a planning application for work on trees in the Enfield Road fields that they have managed for the London Diocese for over 10 years. ‘Managed’ loosely covers what ...
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