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Welcome to the consultation website on proposals for the final phase of the Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment

Fairview New Homes is pleased to present a public consultation on proposals for the final phase of the Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment.

Our proposals seek to bring forward the detailed design generally within the approved parameters of the outline permission.

Read on to find out more about the proposals and how to get involved in the public consultation.

The current site

Chase Farm Hospital is located in north Enfield.

The proposals form the final phase of the redevelopment of the Chase Farm Hospital area.

The site has already received planning consent to deliver new homes as part of the residential-led redevelopment of the wider area. As a brownfield site, it is ideally placed to deliver new homes, including family homes which Enfield needs. It is served by excellent road networks and the Gordon Hill train station nearby. It also benefits from wide green spaces nearby, including Trent Park, Chase Farm Park, Hilly Fields Park and Whitewebbs Park.

Outline consent and masterplan

The site benefits from an Outline Planning Consent involving the demolition of existing buildings and the provision of residential units in buildings up to six storeys high, together with car parking, cycle parking, plant, hard and soft landscaping and associated works.

The diagrams below show the indicative consented scheme, and how it sits with the surrounding hospital facilities, new schools and existing homes.

The outline proposals amount to approximately 362 homes, including 10% wheelchair accessible homes and 20% affordable, and 126 parking spaces (35%). Our detailed proposals remain within this consented parameter.

Our detailed proposals remain within this consented parameter.

Our proposals

Enfield’s emerging Local Plan identifies the need to deliver 34,000 new homes over the next decade to meet growing demand.

Our plans will help meet this demand and deliver over 360, high-quality, sensitively designed homes which fit within the character of the local community and wider developments near the scheme.

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Our Vision

Our vision is to provide high-quality, sustainable new homes for Enfield that are sensitively designed, coherent with the wider Chase Farm Hospital redevelopment and respectful of local character and heritage, allowing more people in Enfield to acquire their first home.

Providing over 360 high-quality new homes within the parameters of our outline planning permission, bringing forward more detailed proposals

A sensitive, neighbourly design that is coherent with the wider Chase Farm Hospital development

Respecting and preserving local heritage, retaining three Locally Listed buildings on site including the landmark Clocktower, ensuring the historic value of the site is preserved for future generations

Providing high-quality, sustainable and energy efficient homes, fully compliant with the London Plan and modern building regulations

Provision for new green spaces such as landscaping, trees and planting, increasing biodiversity and creating a pleasant environment

Considerate construction management and servicing that is respectful of our neighbours

Delivering more affordable homes

While the current consented scheme allows for 20% of all homes on site to be affordable, our updated proposals have increased this, and 50% of all homes on site are now proposed to be social housing.

This increase will help more local families access stable, high-quality homes and support Enfield’s efforts to address housing need and improve social mobility.

Of the 276 homes proposed, 175 will be delivered as genuinely affordable social rented homes – a substantial lift from just 14 homes under the existing permission.

A neighbourly, sensitive design

The proposals have been carefully designed to integrate with the surrounding area, ensuring a coherent and complementary relationship with the existing housing, including Linden Homes, Wren Academy, and nearby properties on Albuhera Close and Silver Birches.

Our architectural approach follows the consented Design Code, offering two high-quality material palettes: one using red brick with metal detailing, the other in buff brick with matching accents.

We’ve been in discussion with Enfield Council to continuously evolve our design to ensure it is amenable with the local community. In response to feedback from officers, we have reduced the height of some of the blocks so that they do not overshadow nearby listed buildings, including the Clocktower.

Sustainable, energy efficient homes and green spaces

All new homes will be of high quality and built to meet modern standards of sustainability, energy efficiency and fire safety regulations. Our design approach uses whole life carbon principles, retrofitting existing buildings and aiming to reuse materials in the construction process. Air source heat pumps and solar panels will also be used to support heating and hot water, supporting zero carbon targets and offsetting electricity demand, and highly efficient LED lighting will be used throughout. Fairview New Homes typically achieve 60-65% carbon savings, with building regulations requiring 35%.

In addition to benefitting from nearby green spaces, the proposals will include pleasant, welcoming green spaces for residents. This may include landscaped areas, planting, and spaces to encourage outdoor activity or calm areas to support residents’ wellbeing.

Protecting local heritage and retaining the Clocktower

Our proposals are sensitive to local heritage and history. Notably, three Locally Listed Buildings on site will be retained and sensitively converted into residential accommodation as approved under the Outline Consent, ensuring the historic value of the site is maintained. In particular, the Clocktower, a building of local historic interest, will be retained and converted on site, ensuring it is preserved for future generations in Enfield.

The building lends itself well to adaptation for residential use, allowing for an efficient and sensitive conversion. The original window openings will be retained to preserve the architectural integrity and historic character of the building. A key intervention involves the reconstruction of the rear elevation of the ground floor, which was previously connected to a now-demolished section. This area will be rebuilt to reinstate functionality while maintaining seamless integration with the retained upper façade.

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the team

The proposals are being brought forward by Fairview New Homes, a business which is local to Enfield and knows the area well.

Fairview New Homes has assembled an expert project team, including Formation Architects, an awarding winning London-based practice, and Concilio Communications, community engagement consultants with extensive experience with communities in outer London.

Have your say

Find out more and help us shape redevelopment of Chase Farm Hospital

We want to offer the local community an opportunity to find out more about the proposals and share their views with us. 

To this end, you are welcome to attend our public exhibition, where you can meet the project team, ask us questions and fill in our survey.  

Alternatively, you can complete our survey online by clicking the link below.    

Public Exhibition

Date:
Wednesday 7th May 2025

Time:
5pm – 8pm

Location: St Michael’s CE Primary School, Enfield, EN2 0NB

View the location here

Online Survey

Available until Thursday 22nd May
View survey

If you have any questions at all, you can get in touch with us via the contact details below.