Lincoln Pub Development: What Residents Should Know

A few days ago, boards were erected around the Lincoln Pub, signalling the building's final days. Southbury Residents Association naturally wants residents to know what happens next and what the implications may be for neighbours living nearby.

Beer has been served on this site since 1869. The current building dates from the 1930s, when Bush Hill Park was seeing major residential growth. Its most recent owner is Logini Pubs Ltd, which has owned the pub since 2017.

How we got here

After Logini Pubs took over, plans were prepared to demolish the pub and replace it with a stepped residential block with a replacement pub at ground-floor level. An earlier scheme was refused, with objections centred on the building's scale in the street scene and the pressure it could place on local parking.

• The earlier refusal said the proposal's height, siting, scale and appearance would create an overly dominant building and harm the vista along Percival Road.
• It also said the on-site parking provision was inadequate and would increase pressure on surrounding streets.

That was followed by an appeal. In August 2023, the appeal decision allowed the redevelopment to proceed, and later condition applications have continued to move the project toward delivery.

Approved view from Percival Road.

Approved view from Lincoln Road.

Approved visualisation of the replacement building and pub frontage.

The Association's view is that, although the permission itself is no longer realistically reversible, local residents still have a strong interest in how the construction phase is managed and how mitigation is monitored.

Parking pressure

Parking remains the biggest everyday concern raised in the article. Even with on-site spaces included in the scheme, the Association expects additional pressure from future residents, visitors and pub customers, especially in the evening when nearby streets are already heavily used.

The briefing also notes wider local parking strain, including pressure from nearby HMOs and the likely loss of some existing spaces as more EV charging infrastructure is introduced. One option the Association wants to discuss with councillors is a Controlled Parking Zone, paired with rules that would stop residents of the new building from applying for local permits.

Ground-floor layout showing visitor parking, servicing and loading areas.

Construction phase

The briefing says deliveries should avoid peak traffic hours where reasonably practicable. Construction vehicles are expected to approach from Lincoln Road, turn into Percival Road, and leave via Southbury Road.

Illustrated construction vehicle route via Lincoln Road and Percival Road.

Noise and dust

The article highlights the need for real-time dust monitoring during demolition and through the first-fix stage of construction. In particular, the Association wants automatic PM10 monitoring at the site boundary, with residents able to access the readings online.

The article also notes that it could not find equally clear information on how noise would be monitored on site, and says the Association intends to press for suitable noise monitoring equipment around the development boundary.

If working hours are breached or the traffic management plan does not appear to be followed, residents are encouraged to contact the Local Planning Authority at planning.support@enfield.gov.uk and to let the Southbury Residents Association know as well.