Green Belt Forum 26 June 2008
Place Shaping and Enterprise Presentation by Roy Gregory Assistant Director (Property) 2
The Green Belt Forum requested “a powerpoint presentation to give background and a more detailed discussion of the Green Belt within the Borough as a whole.” 3
The Green Belt in Enfield 6408 acres 2593 Hectares Comprising farmland, formal leisure (golf courses etc) and informal open space 65% of total (4165 acres) is owned by LBE 4
Green Belt Plan 5
National planning policy for Green Belts Set out in the Planning Policy Guidance Note 2 (PPG2), published in 1995. PPG2 set out the five purposes of including land in Green Belts - 6
PPG2 - the five purposes of including land in Green Belts • Checking the unrestricted sprawl of large built up areas • Preventing neighbouring towns merging into one another • Safeguarding the surrounding countryside from further encroachment • Preserving the setting and special character of historic towns • Assisting in urban regeneration 7
PPG2 facilitates the following objectives • To provide opportunities for access to the open countryside for the urban population • To provide opportunities for outdoor sport and recreation near urban areas • To retain attractive landscapes and enhance landscapes, near to where people live • To improve damaged and derelict land around towns • To retain land in agriculture, forestry and related uses 8
Council ownership in the Green Belt 9
Council ownership in the Green Belt 3038 acres managed by Property 1127 acres managed by Parks …as part of the new Directorate of Place Shaping and Enterprise 10
Farms and Parks in the Green Belt 11
Council Farms in the Green Belt Property manages 12 Farms as shown …… 12
Council Farms’ Lease Plans 13
Property also manages Crews Hill and Enfield Golf courses Kings Oak and Trent Park Equestrian centres West Lodge Park Hotel St Johns Senior School Other miscellaneous properties such as Surplus sites, Houses, Sports Clubs etc 14
Parks manage Trent Park Golf Course Whitewebbs Golf Course and Park Hillyfields Forty Hall Other land including allotments, sports pitches etc 15
Parks property in the Green Belt 16
Rural/Agricultural issues • Global issues – Global warming/food supply – Fuel supply/Credit Crunch/Commodity Prices • National issues – Rural land use policy • Land use profitability/Income to operators 17
Management issues for Enfield • How to manage diversification of tenant uses consistent with planning policy? • Surplus properties and their reuse • Old style properties – Many do not suit modern farming methods 18
Managing diversification of uses consistent with planning policy. Before After 19
Surplus properties and their reuse Before After 20
Old style properties - Many do not suit modern farming methods. 21
Old style properties - Many do not suit modern farming methods. 22
Accessibility • Public Transport Accessibility • Public Rights of Way • Rights of Way Improvement Plan • Cycling 23
Public Transport Accessibility 24
Public Rights of Way 25
Public Rights of Way 26
Public Rights of Way • Key Characteristics – The rural/greenbelt wards of Chase and Cockfosters provide the majority of the RoW and overall path network within the borough. The RoW network connectivity is generally good within this area – The RoW network is of a good condition and dominated by footpaths. There are a limited network of bridleways in the north-west of the borough; – Permissive paths (mainly owned by the council) form in important part of the overall network for walkers, cyclists and equestrians; 27
Public Rights of Way •Longer distance routes: – London Loop – Lea Valley Walk – Pymmes Brook Trail – New River Path • Improvements: – Borough Capital Programme – Network inventory – Improvements to London Loop by 2012 28
Rights of Way Improvement Plan • Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 requires that each highway authority produces a ROWIP • The Plan includes: – an assessment of the extent to which local RoW meets the present and likely future needs of the public; – the accessibility of the network to those with visual impairments and physical disabilities. – a Statement of Action outlining plans for managing and improving RoW. • Consultation on the ROWIP over the summer before final adoption. 29
Rights of Way Improvement Plan • Statement of Action – Definitive Map & Statement – Maintenance & management – Information, marketing & promotion – Physical improvements – New provision 30
Enfield Leisure Cycle Network 31
Enfield Leisure Cycle Network – network will use cycle tracks through many of Enfield’s parks and green spaces and quiet residential roads – Funding in 2008/09 to look at the feasibility of an east-west route from Hadley Wood to Enfield Island Village – Implementation during 2009/10 to 2010/11 – Bid to TfL to also help fund other parts of ELCN 32
Proposed Objectives of Ownership • To promote and apply a sound commercial, environmentally sustainable, social and economic ownership ethic by – managing the portfolio in an exemplary manner, applying the principles of good estate management – adopting a commercial approach to the portfolio investment, whilst considering the long term benefits of ownership. • To use the additional rights afforded to a landowner, to those afforded to a planning authority, to protect and enhance the open nature of the green belt and to regulate the behaviour of those who use or occupy the green belt. • To facilitate access to the green belt, where appropriate, by the community. 33
Next Stages • The Green Belt Forum are invited to comment on the Objectives • The agreed objectives to be included in the next version of the Council’s Asset Management Plan 34
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