Brownfield land in Enfield: 27 sites on the register
Part of development land in Greater London — 6,119 sites across 33 councils.
London Borough of Enfield has published 27 brownfield sites in Enfield on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 49.8 hectares.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Enfield register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex University, Bramley Road, EN4 0PT | 25.59 | — | permissioned |
| Chase Farm Hospital, The Ridgeway, EN2 8JL | 7.71 | — | permissioned |
| Meridian Water, Willoughby Lane And Meridian Way, N18 2DW | 7.22 | — | permissioned |
| Edmonton Green North Mall Car Park | 1.59 | — | permissioned |
| Alma Estate, Alma Road, EN3 4UH | 1.50 | — | permissioned |
| Kingswood Nurseries Bullsmoor Lane Enfield EN1 4SF | 0.86 | — | permissioned |
| Land end, 18 And 20 Bush Hill Cottage, N21 2BX | 0.77 | — | permissioned |
| Sub Station, Woodcroft Sports Ground, N21 3QP | 0.66 | — | permissioned |
Source: London Borough of Enfield brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. No site in Enfield states a dwelling capacity on the register, so no capacity figure is shown.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Enfield register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. The council has published no dwelling capacity for Enfield, so the yield here is yours to establish.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Enfield
- Development land in Enfield
- How much brownfield land is there in Enfield?
- Where can I build houses in Enfield?
- Enfield land availability assessment
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