Housing Delivery Programme report
Enfield Council is pausing a phase of its New Avenue housing project due to new fire safety regulations.
Enfield Council is currently addressing challenges in its Housing Delivery Programme, specifically pausing Phase 3 of the New Avenue housing project in November 2025. This pause, revealed at a Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Panel meeting, is due to new fire safety regulations requiring a second staircase in buildings over 18 metres.
The New Avenue development, a partnership since 2014, had received planning consent in May 2018 and a revised application in March 2022. While Phases 1 and 2 are either complete or nearing completion, with Phase 2 reported as 97% complete in November 2025, the impact of the new regulations on Phase 3 is being addressed.
Key facts
- Enfield Council paused Phase 3 of the New Avenue housing project in November 2025. Source
- The pause is due to new fire safety regulations requiring a second staircase in buildings over 18 metres. Source
- The decision was revealed at a Housing and Regeneration Scrutiny Panel meeting on 26 November 2025. Source
- The New Avenue development had planning consent in May 2018. Source
- Phase 2 of the New Avenue project was 97% complete in November 2025. Source
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