Tag - Green Belt

Green Belt land at Vicarage Farm and (inset) Sir Keir Starmer (credit 10 Downing Street)

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Starmer attacks Enfield Council as ‘naysayers’ over opposition to new town

3 June 2026

Crews Hill Station with (inset) Sadiq Khan

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Backlash from Sadiq Khan and leading business group over council ‘new town’ withdrawal

29 May 2026

Save Whitewebbs campaigners and (inset) council leader Alessandro Georgiou

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Spurs stay silent as new council leader refuses to sign Whitewebbs Park lease

29 May 2026

Crews Hill with (inset left) council leader Alessandro Georgiou and (inset right) housing minister Matthew Pennycook

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Enfield Council ‘formally withdraws’ from government new towns programme

28 May 2026

Crews Hill and (inset) Downing Street

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Government defends ‘new town’ consultation as deadline looms

19 May 2026

Celebrating big wins today at Enfield Civic Centre were the Conservatives (top left) and the Greens (bottom right)

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Enfield Council under ‘no overall control’ as Tories fall one seat short of majority

8 May 2026

Conservate Party leader Kemi Badenoch poses for a selfie with local activists

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Kemi Badenoch visits Crews Hill on eve of crucial local election

6 May 2026

The circle map published by MHCLG

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Campaign group slams government over lack of information on ‘new town’

5 May 2026

London Assembly member Alessandro Georgiou

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Tories vow to halt ‘new town’ if they win power

27 April 2026

Ergin Erbil has led the council since September 2024, succeeding Nesil Caliskan (credit Idris Emen)

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Labour’s message ‘resonates with local people’

26 April 2026

An action day was held at Crews Hill on Saturday

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More than 1,000 people sign letter urging Starmer to withdraw backing for ‘reckless’ new town

22 April 2026

Cattlegate Road, Crews Hill

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House of Lords committee demands ‘galvanising vision’ for new towns

26 March 2026

Glasgow Stud in Crews Hill is one of two sites of importance for nature conservation (Sincs) in the area

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Enfield action group slams ‘inexplicable’ new town decision

25 March 2026

Crews Hill Station

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Government confirms Crews Hill as one of seven ‘new towns’

22 March 2026

Crews Hill Golf Club and (inset) Enfield Council leader Ergin Erbil

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Ergin Erbil finally deletes misleading social media post about golf club

12 March 2026

Screenshots from the Ergin Erbil video

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Council leader slammed by golf club manager over false claims on social media

25 February 2026

The Royal Courts of Justice in central London and (inset) a Save Whitewebbs protest last year

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Whitewebbs campaigners win right to challenge council planning decision in court

4 February 2026

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook (left) and New Towns Taskforce chair Sir Michael Lyons (right) addressed MPs in parliament this week

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Minister claims Crews Hill ‘very promising’ as a new town location

14 January 2026

Green Belt land west of Crews Hill Station, owned by developer Berkeley Homes

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Enfield community groups launch campaign against Crews Hill ‘new town’

2 January 2026

Reece Fox has represented Whitewebbs ward since 2022 (credit Enfield Council)

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Fighting for Whitewebbs

13 December 2025

The Essex farm owned by Israfil Erbil with (inset left) council leader and ex-farm worker Ergin Erbil and (inset right) plans for the garden centre

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Council leader of accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over garden centres

10 November 2025

Comer Homes Vicarage Farm digger (credit Nikki Gee)

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Comer Homes gets digging at Vicarage Farm

31 October 2025

Enfield Civic Centre and (inset) planning inspector Steven Lee

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Local Plan examination set to resume in wake of ‘new town’ announcement

20 October 2025

The view from Vicarage Farm, one of the Green Belt sites earmarked for thousands of new homes by Enfield Council

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Mixed responses to ‘new town’ plans

11 October 2025