Upton and Raynham Road Development Scheme Approved

Enfield Council has approved a project to construct 135 affordable homes in the Upton and Raynham Road area. The decision, made at a Cabinet meeting on 10 September 2025¹, will provide much-needed housing in the borough.

The development will include 42 homes for social rent, 66 for London Affordable Rent, and 27 shared equity homes. The Cabinet also agreed to prioritise residents of Scott House and the Joyce and Snells estate for the new rented homes².

The council approved entering into a JCT Design and Build Main Works Contract with Contractor B for the tendered contract sum³. This contract is to deliver the 135 affordable homes. The approval also covers the spend outlined in Part 2 of the report for the Upton and Raynham project, aligning with the approved HRA AHP capital programme included within the HRA rent setting report approved at February 2025 Council, and for wider estate works included within the approved capital Investment programme budget (KD5771). While specific details of these wider estate works and their benefits to the community are not detailed in the provided text, the investment signals a broader commitment to improving the local environment.

Further decisions included delegating authority to the Cabinet Member for Housing, Ayten Guzel, to agree to the appropriation of the land identified in paragraph 13 if deemed necessary after statutory processes⁴ have been undertaken and all requirements have been met. The Executive Director for Housing and Regeneration was delegated authority to make or apply for any stopping up or diversion orders that may be required. The Cabinet Member for Housing was delegated authority to approve any such orders, subject to all necessary consultation and other processes having been undertaken, feedback to consultation considered, and any equality impacts and mitigation addressed⁵.