Examination of the Enfield Local Plan: how's it going?
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This Thursday is the last of six days of hearings for the first stage of the Examination in Public of the Enfield Local Plan - with the possibility that it might spill over into Friday morning.
I've listened to quite a bit of the proceedings via YouTube, and I assume that the recordings will remain online for some time. Inevitably, there are some boring moments, but overall I've found it interesting and not too difficult to follow.
The most interesting topic for me, and do doubt for many others, is the question of the council's desire to build housing on large areas of Green Belt at "Chase Park" and Crews Hill (in return for which the council allegedly stands to gain some £800 million), which has raised the hackles of many groups and societies across the borough.
The layout of the room used for the hearings reflects this divergence of views very well. There are two rows of tables facing one another across the room and Inspector sits at one end at 90 degrees. To his left are people representing the council and other organisations (eg housebuilders) that are more or less aligned with the council's point of view on this issue.
On his right are a brave collection of representatives of organisations such as the Enfield Society, Enfield RoadWatch, Better Homes Enfield, opposition Conservative councillors etc. They have been developing their arguments in their own time and at their own expense, but are remarkably good at getting across counterarguments to the lines taken by the opposite table.
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The sun shines on Enfield Town's new square to celebrate completion of first phase of enviromental improvements
The sun shone on the new Saddlers Square as London's walking and cycling commissioner cut the ribbon to officially mark the completion of the first phase of a scheme to make Enfield Town more people-friendly.
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New Spanish for beginners course starts next week
Luis Lenci is starting a new Spanish for beginners course in Palmers Green on Tuesday 4th February.
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Celebrating the first phase of the Enfield Town Liveable Neighbourhood scheme - posted by Neil Littman
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