Compensating for a once-in-a-generation Green Belt release in the London Borough of Enfield: A return to form?

This practice paper describes how the London Borough of Enfield is seeking to deliver biodiversity, recreation and other green infrastructure benefits on areas of Green Belt to enable the delivery of a potential New Town on the urban periphery of London. The paper uses Enfield’s emerging local policy approach as a case study to explore how Green Belt policy is evolving in England. It then explores the history and context of Green Belt policy nationally and in Enfield and considers whether Enfield’s approach represents a return to the historical objectives underlying London’s Green Belt when it was established by London County Council via its 1930s loan scheme and the subsequent 1938 Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act. This article is also included in The Business & Management Collection which can be accessed at https://hstalks.com/business/.