Joyce Avenue and Snells Park estates
Homes under threat: 795
Landlord: Enfield Council
Ballot Status: Approved
Planning Status: Approved
Developer: LB Enfield
Itla: Source Partnership
Page last updated: April 1, 2025
795 homes on Enfield's Joyce Avenue and Snells Park estates in Edmonton have been earmarked for demolition by Enfield Council.
The Council is reported to be intending to hold a ballot in October 2021. Its dedicated website for the scheme provides further details here.
In 2015, Enfield's Cabinet agreed to consider charging affordable rent for new council homes built as part of its estate renewals, albeit not necessarily at the full 80% of market rent.
The redevelopment plans date back to October 2015, when the Council's Cabinet agreed an Estate Renewal Programme (2016-2025) setting out its plans for redeveloping a number of its council estates (item 24): https://governance.enfield.gov.uk/documents/s54537/final1610Estate%20Renewal%20Cabinet%20Report%20-%20Oct%202015%20Final%20v12%2015.10.15%202.pdf
Appendix 2 to that report, which lists the estates earmarked for renewal, has been witheld by the Council on grounds of commercial sensitivity.
In September 2021, the Council applied for a scoping opinion for up to 1,992 new homes on the estate footprint. The scoping report confirmed that of the 795 existing homes, 430 were social rent plus 155 resident leaseholders and 210 non-resident leaseholders.
A ballot of estate residents was held in November 2021. 78% of eligible residents voted in favour of redevelopment on an 85% turnout.
The Mayor has pledged £150m (AHP) grant funding to the scheme and signed off Enfield's planning application, which was approved in July 2024. The permission is for 2,028 new homes, half of which will be 'affordable'.
The Mayor has also allocated £50m from his Land Fund to the first phase of the scheme.
The homes will be delivered across 11 phases, with the first four being delivered by the council with 481 of 575 homes to be affordable with the help of £92.2 million funding from the government’s Affordable Homes Programme.
The affordable homes in the first four phases will consist of 267 new social rent homes, 88 shared ownership homes, and the reprovision of 126 social rent homes.
The remaining 1,453 homes over seven phases, are expected to be delivered by a partner or developer, but a future strategy is yet to be determined.
In July 2024, it was reported that Enfield Council is seeking a development partner for the scheme.
In February 2025, it was reported that concerns have been raised about the viability and financing of the scheme.
With the scheme’s total cost nearly £800 million and approximately £380 million of Council borrowing set for the first four phases, Enfield Council's regeneration boss acknowledged the economic backdrop and an uncontrollable market sector made regeneration projects “difficult”.
Links:
Application for scoping opinion (ref:21/03691/SCOP)
