Enfield Council is facing calls to set a firm date for the decommissioning of tower blocks on the Shires Estate, following a motion raised at a recent council meeting. The delays in decommissioning have left residents still living in potentially unsafe conditions.
Councillor Lee Chamberlain put forward the motion, highlighting the continued delays in decommissioning the blocks. A 2022 structural report identified that the Shires Estate Tower blocks were in danger of disproportionate collapse if a building panel were compromised. The motion urges the Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Ayten Guzel, to act and put in an immediate and hard target date for the full decommissioning of the blocks.
The Council considered a motion regarding the Shires Estate Tower Blocks, noting the continued failure by the Administration to decommission the blocks and instructing the Housing Cabinet Member to act and put in an immediate and hard target date for the full decommissioning of the blocks.
The focus on the Shires Estate tower blocks underscores the urgency felt by some councillors regarding resident safety and the need for decisive action.