New Towns: Enfield

(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, further to the No10 press release, PM meets mayors in drive to get Britain building and take on blockers, of 3 June 2026, whether she plans to mandate the New Town development on Enfield without local authority support.


Answered by
Matthew Pennycook Portrait
Matthew Pennycook
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 2nd November 2026

As we have repeatedly made clear, final decisions on new town locations will be made in the national interest.

A response to the consultation on the draft New Towns Programme will be published in due course.

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