Enfield Council have secured £2.2 million in funding from the Mayor of London to improve spaces along and around Fore Street, including:
We spoke with stakeholders throughout the preparation of our funding application, and each of these ideas has been developed in response to specific local needs and aspirations. Together, they will aim to highlight and strengthen the existing identity of Angel Edmonton, while working towards the objectives set out in Enfield's Local Plan.
Enfield Council have appointed Jan Kattein Architects and Fisher Cheng to design and deliver these improvements, see the overview video to introduce the projects.
Fore Street Action Days - May 2021
We want the community to shape the public realm around which they live, work and spend time. During our latest public engagement events on 21st and 22nd May 2021, we showed updated designs for the public realm. The proposals were generally positively received, welcoming opportunities for colour, more lighting and greenery in the public realm, as well as the opportunity to engage with local creatives as part of the process. The experimental idea of having portraits in the Joyce and Snells alleyway was questioned, and the design moving forward will take this feedback on board.
"I can imagine young people will want to Instagram themselves in the alleyway once the artwork is there, like in Covent Garden!"
"I love the lighting in the trees, it is such a simple thing but can really uplift the area"
"This is a low income area where healthy living gets neglected. How can we encourage healthy living in the local community?"
"The artwork should promote positive vibes"
On the evening of the 22nd May, we conducted a Night Walk up and down Fore Street to hear about experiences of the street at night and how this might be improved. Your feedback centered around a lack of things to do on the high street at night, and providing a sense of safety at night being a priority. We understood from the conversations that enhancing lighting and activity would help improve a sense of safety.
"There’s nothing to do on Fore Street at night except get takeaways. If there was more activity on the streets apart from betting shops and takeaways which attract certain types of people, it would feel safer."
"I feel it’s become less safe in the past year, there are lots of men loitering on the streets and people with mental health problems. If I return home late from work I really have to consider if I want to take the overground or the bus as the bus stop is closer – but I still have to have my wits about me even on the short 2 minute walk home from the bus stop. It does not feel safe at night."
Stay in touch
We will be using Let's Talk as a project hub, where you can find out more about how work is progressing and find opportunities to get involved.
If you have any specific questions, get in touch with us at towncentres@enfield.gov.uk
The Mayor of London's Good Growth Fund has allocated £1.1 million to a local regeneration project in Angel Edmonton. The project focuses on Fore Street and the fund will go towards a number of projects and will be match-funded by Enfield Council.
The project will comprise of an 'urban room' for community engagement, the creation of low-cost office and retail space in disused garages and a laundry yard and improvements in targeted areas along Fore Street. The project also includes a programme of business support, the creation of employment and skills opportunities and the development of a strategic area plan.
Read the full press release here.
Enfield Council has signed an agreement with the Mayor of London which means £2.2m will be spent to deliver major regeneration works in Edmonton and create a better town centre. The Council decided on 20 October to match fund the £1.1m it has been awarded from the Good Growth Fund – the Greater London Authority’s £70million programme designed to support growth and community development in London.
The decision means the cash can now be used to improve the look and feel of Angel Edmonton, provide a community hub with better library services, 30 affordable workspaces to increase employment and skills in the area, and a school street to help improve air quality.
The project will also help address concerns raised by the community and the Council is already working closely with local partners, community groups and businesses to make sure the work carried out meets the needs of people who live and work in the area.
Read more here.
Jan Kattein Architects have won permission to convert the vacant garages on the Joyce and Snells estate into affordable workspace. The project will see the garages, as well as a next-door laundry yard, turned into 35 small units. It will also feature public realm work designed by local practice Fisher Cheng.
The units will be let out at an affordable rate by Launch It, a social enterprise that rents space to entrepreneurs aged 18-30, over a five-year period. Launch It already runs an enterprise hub in nearby Tottenham.
Read more about the project which has been shared in the Architects Journal.
