Five sites have been identified within the plan as “potentially” accommodating the permanent pitches, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter

Enfield residents have until November to comment on a series of proposed local sites for Travellers.

The borough’s draft Traveller Local Plan (TLP) lays out sites to accommodate 30 permanent pitches that would be provided by Enfield Council until 2041.

Five sites have been identified within the plan as “potentially” accommodating the permanent pitches, as well as the need for temporary pitches.

The sites are Bulls Cross Nursery, vacant land adjacent to The Ridgeway, Chase Park (Vicarage Farm), Crews Hill, plus a ‘transit site’ beside the A10 in Edmonton.

The latter location, however, has already drawn significant local opposition from users of the A10 Wheeled Sports Facility, also known as Edmonton Skatepark, because it would reduce the land available for skating.

The council’s draft plan states that, from 2020 to 2030, there would be 19 pitches required across the borough, accounting for a shortfall and short-term need. For the longer term, from 2030 to 2041, an additional eleven pitches are predicted to be required.

An earlier consultation on options for the TLP took place in late 2023, when residents were invited to submit their comments and take the survey on the plan’s policies and five site allocations. 

The new consultation lasts six weeks and ends on Monday, 4th November. Upcoming consultation drop-in events will take place on Wednesday, 2nd October from 4.30pm to 7pm, and Friday, 18th October from 4.30pm to 7pm. The venue is to be confirmed.

For more information and to take part in the survey:
Visit Traveller Local Plan (Regulation 18) part 2

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