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By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Protestors wave placards and call for the green belt plans to be scrapped Labour councillors in Enfield have defied calls to scrap plans for thousands of homes on the green belt and pressed ahead with a consultation on the proposals. Controversial plans to build around 6,000 homes on two sites in the borough’s north-west are included in the draft local plan, which was approved for consultation at an extraordinary council meeting held at Enfield Grammar School on Wednesday. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the school gates ahead of the meeting to demand councillors ditch the plans and save the green belt. ....
By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Protestors wave placards and call for the green belt plans to be scrapped Labour councillors in Enfield have defied calls to scrap plans for thousands of homes on the green belt and pressed ahead with a consultation on the proposals. Controversial plans to build around 6,000 homes on two sites in the borough’s north-west are included in the draft local plan, which was approved for consultation at an extraordinary council meeting held at Enfield Grammar School on Wednesday. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the school gates ahead of the meeting to demand councillors ditch the plans and save the green belt. ....