More than 30 homes will be built in a new block of flats on a vacant site, despite concerns over the impact on parking in the area.
Enfield Council’s planning committee last week gave the go-ahead to the six-storey scheme on brownfield land in Palmerston Crescent, near the North Circular Road in Palmers Green.
The scheme includes 31 homes, 14 of which will be affordable, and is intended to be “car free” but has caused concern around the impact on local parking.
During a planning committee meeting on Tuesday, April 23, councillors voted to approve the plans for the site.
Six of the 31 homes will be three-bedroom, 11 are two-bed and 14 are one-bed.
The only parking proposed is three wheelchair-accessible spaces, with access planned at the North Circular Road-end of Palmerston Crescent.
Enfield Council's planning committee have approved plans for a six-storey block of 31 flats on brownfield land in Palmerston Crescent, near the North Circular Road in Palmers Green. Photo: Google
Several neighbours objected due to anticipated “parking pressures”.
According to the council’s report on the scheme, developer Crossier Properties will pay towards the creation of a controlled parking zone (CPZ) in Palmerston Crescent and Elmdale Road to offset these pressures.
A CPZ is an area that only allows parking within certain hours and in designated bays.
This image shows a screenshot of the outline of the development plans for 108-112 Palmerston Crescent (NOT submitted with permission)
Conservative planning committee member Lee Chamberlain questioned the “viability” of the scheme and said car-free developments “inevitably” push vehicles to other locations.
Cllr Chamberlan said: “I can’t sit here and guarantee the CPZ will be in place. I certainly agree it’s desirable.”
Chris Cole, head of strategic transport policy and planning for Enfield, said the location had a public transport accessibility rating of three but was “quite close” to four, in a scale of one to six.
Mr Cole said: “The exact boundaries of a CPZ will be designed carefully to make sure it doesn’t push cars on to the next street or the next one up.”
When asked when a CPZ would be set up, he said that it would be influenced by the developer but the council was conscious of providing “maximum time” to allow for design and a public consultation.
The plan was approved with ten committee members voting in favour and one abstaining.
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