'Enfield Council Says We're Desolate - Plans for New Town Are Even Bleaker'

'Enfield Council says we're desolate - plans for New Town are even bleaker'

Crews Hill could soon lose multiple "vital" businesses to a Government-led scheme

OnLondon reports Mayor's comments on Enfield New Town

OnLondon has an interesting article in which it quotes several comments from the Mayor of London concerning the recent 'new town' proposals at Crews Hill and made at the most recent Mayor's Question Time.

Khan says there's "a long way to go" before Enfield gets New Town

The government’s plans for a 21,000-home New Town in Enfield, first reported by On London last month, will “not be possible” without significant investment in public transport and other infrastructure alongside a City Hall takeover of suburban rail serving the area, Sir Sadiq Khan told the London Assembly last week. The Enfield site, one of 12 recommended by the government’s New Towns Taskforce, would bring together Green Belt land at Crews Hill…