Enfield Council is facing continued delays in fully decommissioning and decanting the Shires Estate Tower blocks. A structural report in June 2022 identified a risk of disproportionate collapse if a building panel were compromised, raising concerns for residents' safety.
At a Council meeting on 24 June 2025, Councillor Lee Chamberlain put forward a motion, 10.5, instructing the Housing Cabinet Member, Councillor Ayten Guzel, to act immediately and set a hard target date for the blocks' full decommissioning.
The motion noted that residents are still living with a catastrophic risk three years after the report.
It is unclear what specific actions Councillor Ayten Guzel, Cabinet Member for Housing, will take, but the council meeting agenda indicates that the matter is to be addressed with urgency.