Key Points
- Enfield Council has unanimously resolved to grant planning permission for Vistry’s affordable housing scheme next to North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton.
- The development is planned for over 300 homes on land beside the hospital and will now move towards a Section 106 agreement.
- The scheme will provide 152 social rent homes and 154 intermediate affordable homes.
- Some of the homes will be available as key worker housing for eligible hospital staff.
- Vistry is delivering the project with GLA Land and Property, Hyde and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
- The plan also includes a nursery, a café and around 1,700 sq m of public open space.
- Work is expected to start later this year, subject to the final agreement.
Edmonton (North London News) August 3, 2026 – Enfield Council has given the green light to a major affordable housing scheme beside North Middlesex University Hospital, with the proposal now moving towards completion of a Section 106 agreement before construction is expected to begin later this year. The council unanimously resolved to grant planning permission for the partnership-led development, which will deliver more than 300 homes on land next to the hospital.
The project is being brought forward by Vistry in partnership with landowner GLA Land and Property, affordable housing partner Hyde and the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The site is intended to support much-needed housing provision in Edmonton while also serving hospital-related needs through a share of key worker homes.
What will the development include?
The approved scheme is set to deliver 152 social rent homes and 154 intermediate affordable homes, giving the project a mixed affordable housing profile. The homes will include key worker housing for eligible hospital staff, linking the scheme directly to the nearby hospital campus.
The development is also designed to add community facilities alongside the homes. It will include a nursery, a café and about 1,700 sq m of public open space.
Who is involved in the project?
Vistry is the main delivery partner on the project, working with GLA Land and Property as the landowner and Hyde as the affordable housing partner. The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is also part of the partnership structure connected to the hospital site.
Vistry secured the role through a competitive procurement process run by GLA Land and Property. The company’s managing director for East London, Kevin Delve, said the approval showed how public sector partnerships could unlock difficult brownfield sites to accelerate affordable housing delivery.
What happens next?
The scheme still needs to complete a Section 106 agreement before work can begin. After that process is finished, construction is expected to start later this year.
The planning decision means the project can now move from approval to the legal and delivery stage, which usually sets out obligations linked to infrastructure, affordable housing and community benefits. Enfield Council’s planning process also states that planning committee decisions are supported by officer reports and may be subject to planning obligations under Section 106 agreements.
Background of the development
The North Middlesex University Hospital site in Upper Edmonton has long been identified as land with potential for housing-led regeneration. The proposals involve surplus brownfield land at the hospital and set out ambitions for more than 300 affordable homes, public green space, a nursery and a community café.
Earlier plans indicated the wider scheme had been developed through consultation and was intended to make use of underused hospital land. The project was originally described as a 100 per cent affordable housing proposal split between social rent and shared ownership, while the latest approved scheme comprises 152 social rent homes and 154 intermediate affordable homes.
Prediction
For local residents in Edmonton, the approval is likely to increase attention on housing supply, local services and the pace of regeneration around the hospital area. For hospital staff and other eligible key workers, the development may improve access to housing close to work, while the inclusion of a nursery, café and public open space could add practical community facilities if the scheme progresses as planned.
