Hybrid Planning Application for the comprehensive redevelopment of Montagu Industrial Estate.

In September 2022, HBD (in a Joint Venture with the London Borough of Enfield) received resolution to grant planning permission for the comprehensive redevelopment of the Montagu Industrial Estate (subject to Stage 2 referral to the GLA, and the completion of a legal agreement).

Designated as a Strategic Industrial Location (SIL) and Locally Significant Industrial Site (LSIS) the Montagu Industrial Estate is allocated for redevelopment within the London Borough of Enfield’s Edmonton Leeside Area Action Plan (ELAAP) (2020).

The Hybrid Planning Application proposes the demolition of all existing buildings and structures across the 12ha Site, with detailed permission sought for the reprovision of a consolidated waste management area (Use Class B2), measuring 8,014 sq. m., and outline permission is sought for the delivery of up to 40,000 sq. m. employment floorspace (Use Class B2 and B8 (alongside ancillary facilities)). The comprehensive redevelopment of the Montagu Industrial Estate will include improved access from Montagu Road; the creation of new circulation routes; and public realm improvements (including the introduction of SuDS features).

The proposals will deliver many social, economic and environmental benefits, as follows:

• The regeneration of an underutilised brownfield site, to provide high-quality, modern fit-for-purpose industrial units.
• Achieve an uplift of up to 17,902 sq. of much needed, high-quality employment floorspace (representing a 105% increase), through improving plot ratios and exploring stacking (as encouraged by the London Plan).
• Reprovision of a waste management area (as required by the North London Waste Plan).
• Creation of a safer and more attractive Industrial Estate, more sensitive to neighbouring residents.
• Improvements to surrounding residential amenity.
• Improvements to the setting of Montagu Road Cemeteries Conservation Area.
• An investment of £28.7 million during construction, generating a demand for circa 391 person years of employment, and 130 gross direct construction jobs per year of construction.
• Creation of 533 – 818 gross direct Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) jobs during operation.

Harry Bunbury (Director at HBD) - “The regeneration of Montagu Industrial Estate will deliver employment space opportunities for industrial and logistics operators seeking modern accommodation in this key London location. By attracting these operators, the project will be bringing jobs and economic activity to the Borough.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with London Borough of Enfield in making this change happen”