Future schemes

Exeter Road

Exeter Road housing scheme

About the project

Contractor: To be confirmed
Architect: Levitt Bernstein Architects
Employer's agent: Stace LLP
Planning adviser: JLL
Funding: GLA funding approved

Exeter Road is an estate in Brimsdown, on the edge of Durants Park.

Phase 1 of the development aims to provide 37 much-needed new affordable homes within the existing buildings on the estate.

It will comprise 2 buildings of 4 and 6 storeys:

Block A: 12 homes
Block B: 25 homes

The homes include:

28 social rent homes:
- 3 x 1-bed flats
- 10 x 2-bed flats
- 4 x 2-bed maisonettes
- 11 x 3-bed flats
- 4 of these 28 homes will be fully wheelchair adaptable and located on the ground floor
9 shared ownership homes:
- 3 x 1-bed flats
- 6 x 2-bed maisonettes are currently proposed
- This may change during construction, subject to resident demand

The development proposals also include improvements to the estate. These include highway works and landscape improvements that will enhance the public realm and resident amenity spaces, supporting a more connected and active neighbourhood.

What's happened so far

In 2021, planning permission was granted for the detailed design of Phase 1 to build 46 new affordable homes (comprising 30 social rent and 16 shared ownership dwellings), and the outline design of Phases 2 and 3 to build 83 new affordable homes.

Further planning permission for the detailed design of Phases 2 and 3 was granted in March 2022, albeit this consent has now lapsed and the proposals for these latter phases are currently 'on hold'.

From March 2022 to August 2022, we started preparing the site, unused scrubland to the south of Exeter Road, for the construction of Phase 1 only but stopped as construction costs increased. We wrote to residents in November 2022 to tell them the scheme had been paused as it was, at that time, financially unviable.

We later carried out some initial enabling works for Phase 1 in December 2024, and went out to tender for a new contractor for Phase 1 in December 2025. It is anticipated the contractor tender evaluation will be complete by July 2026.

What's next

Residents had the opportunity to comment on the revised drawings of a planning application, submitted in October 2025, to vary the existing consent for Phase 1. There was a subsequent resolution to grant the application at Planning Committee on 17 March 2026.

Soon after a new contractor is appointed, we plan to hold a pre-start engagement meeting with residents in late summer/early autumn 2026. Residents will be invited to attend this meeting a few weeks in advance.

We aim to restart construction – of Phase 1 only – by autumn 2026.

Contacts for more information

Housing Development – email: housing.renewal@enfield.gov.uk.

Address of scheme

Exeter Road Estate
Exeter Road
Enfield
EN3 7TW

Newsletters

We have consulted residents from the estate and surrounding properties on the masterplan and details for all phases of the development.

View the newsletters and feedback forms from these consultations:

Useful documents and links

The Shires

Latest position – confirmation of CPO

The Order was confirmed by the council on 19 May 2026 under the powers of the confirming authority by notification of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

See below copies of:

Hard copies of the order and the map are available to view on request at the Boundary Hall office at 7 Snells Park Edmonton N18 2SY and at (ii) Enfield Council Civic Centre at Silver Street Enfield Middlesex EN1 – Monday to Friday.

Please make an appointment to view the documents by contacting the Acquisitions Team on:

Tel: 020 8379 4828
Email: propertyacquisitions@enfield.gov.uk

Notice of Making of Compulsory Purchase Order for Cheshire House and Shropshire House

On 20 March 2026, the council made ‘The London Borough of Enfield (Cheshire House and Shropshire House) Compulsory Purchase Order 2026’ (‘the Order’) – in accordance with delegated authority from the council’s cabinet.

The Order relates to the 2 buildings known as Cheshire House and Shropshire House (‘the blocks’) forming part of the wider Shires Estate in Edmonton N9. The Order is required to achieve vacant possession of the blocks due to ongoing safety issues, to facilitate demolition of the same and in the future achieve a qualitative gain in housing in that location.

All affected parties have been served with Notice of making of the Order and a copy of the Order Map, and the council is progressing with related statutory requirements. The Order with associated documents has also been submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for confirmation. The Order documents can be viewed below:

Hard copies of the Order documents are available to view in person at the council’s offices at Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 3XA, Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Hard copies can also be viewed at the Regeneration Team Office at Boundary Hall, 7 Snells Park, Edmonton, N18 2SY, Tuesday to Thursday from 9:30am to 1pm, and 2pm to 5pm.

Requests for printed copies of the documents, copies in another language or in large print should be made to:

Sarah Baldwin, Housing Acquisitions Manager
Tel: 020 8132 2678
Email: sarah.baldwin@enfield.gov.uk