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Plans to redevelop Edmonton industrial estate submitted

Claverings Industrial Estate was sold by the council to a developer earlier this year, reports Grace Howarth, Local Democracy Reporter

Claverings Industrial Estate and (inset) plans for the redevelopment by Danescroft

Redevelopment plans have been submitted for a blighted industrial estate in Edmonton after it was sold by Enfield Council to a private property developer.

Claverings Industrial Estate in Montagu Road was sold to Danescroft for a reported £68million earlier this year after the council said it was in “poor condition” and would struggle to “attract and maintain” good levels of occupation and rents without significant investment.

Danescroft specialises in the “acquisition, promotion and delivery of  commercial and residential development opportunities” and has now submitted its plans for Claverings, hoping to rejuvenating the 1950s site.

They include the delivery of seven units ranging from 10,000 square feet to 30,000sqft spread across the 5.6-acre site. All of the current units, mostly two or three storeys, will be demolished.

An industry-standard operational yard space, cycle storage and car parking, including electric vehicle charging facilities, plus a new wall along Pickett’s Lock Lane, also form a part of the proposal. 

The area was allocated for redevelopment as part of the council’s draft Local Plan, which designates it as a ‘locally significant industrial location’.

A 2023 cabinet report stated the estate was “aged and in need of significant investment” in order to meet building regulations. Parts of the site were also “struggling” to meet the government’s minimum energy efficient standards, the council said, and would need £19m just to meet energy efficiency standards.

Initial plans to sell Claverings were first drawn up in 2021, and it was promoted for sale last year. Danescroft acquired the estate from the council in June this year, alongside its funding partner Fiera Real Estate, with the “intention to implement Enfield’s long-term vision for its redevelopment to provide modern employment”.

The two companies intend to “attract high quality employers” by delivering “Grade A accommodation with the best-in-class environmental, social, and governance credentials”. 

A large number of third-party commercial tenants occupy the estate on development leases with flexible landlord termination rights. The estate is also home to voluntary and community sector (VCS) organisations.

The 2023 report stated the council had been working with the VCS tenants and third-party commercial tenants “to adapt their tenures” onto more flexible terms to “minimise” work to achieve “vacant possession”. 

However, the planning application states that the retention of these tenants, including four charities, was not “considered feasible” and therefore it was understood the council “will continue to aid” them in their relocation. Danescroft states it has also met and offered assistance to each of the charities affected.

More information on the scheme can be found via Enfield Council’s planning portal, using reference number 24/03805/FUL.


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