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Green belt land in Enfield, north London has been in the spotlight much more than usual in the past few months. Most of that is because of controversial plans for Whitewebbs Park (pictured above), part of which will be built on by Tottenham Hotspur FC to become home to a new football academy.
Just down the road, however, are more huge changes potentially coming to Enfield’s green belt. Crews Hill, an area with only a few hundred residents, could soon get 10,000 new homes.
As reported in the Enfield Dispatch and OnLondon, Crews Hill is one of two London areas apparently set to become a ‘new town’ over the next few years. The government’s New Towns Taskforce was established in order to build up to 12 new settlements across the UK by the next election, and it reportedly has Crews Hill in its sights.
Up to now Crews Hill has been mostly known for its garden centres and golf course. The area has a train station – operated by Great Northern – with trains to Finsbury Park, Old Street and Moorgate. It is the northernmost settlement in Greater London.
The local council already has plans for the area, earmarking it for 5,500 new homes, but ‘new town’ status would boost that to a minimum of 10,000. The other part of the capital that could also reportedly get ‘new town’ status is Thamesmead in southeast London, which is set to double in size and get a new DLR stop in the coming years.
It’s worth noting that none of this has officially been confirmed. The New Towns Taskforce is expected to announce its plans formally in the coming weeks – so watch this space for updates.
You can read the Enfield Dispatch’s full lowdown on the plans for Crews Hill here.
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