Campaigners have joined together to support plans for a low-traffic neighbourhood scheme in Enfield.

More than 75 people from the Fox Lane LTN group met at the Amberley Road play street in Palmers Green and unveiled a “yes to low traffic” banner on February 23.

The campaigners support the council’s plans to make the neighbourhood safer by discouraging through traffic in streets surrounding Fox Lane, which runs between Green Lanes and Bourne Hill.

One of eight quieter neighbourhood projects being planned across Enfield, the scheme aims to encourage walking and cycling and cut air pollution.

Jeremy Hay-Campbell, a spokesman for the Fox Lane LTN group said: “The pollution and safety issues we face on a daily basis are no longer acceptable. This has to stop – and it needs to stop now.”

Enfield Council faced criticism from residents and councillors when the initial plans for the Fox Lane scheme were unveiled in November last year.

Some residents warned the scheme would effectively block traffic from travelling on a major east-west route across the borough – and this would push congestion and pollution onto other roads.

The original proposals showed 16 road entrances surrounding Fox Lane closed to cars and buses, with only cyclists allowed through.

Just two access points for motorists were shown at either end of Fox Lane.

Mr Hay-Campbell said the Fox Lane LTN group had drawn up alternative proposals designed to address some of the issues with the plans, including the small number of entry and exit points.

In an update published on February 24, the council’s healthy streets team confirmed changes would be made to the original design in response to more than 1,000 comments received during a six-week consultation.

The update says the use of automatic number-plate recognition is “unlikely to be the right solution for every street corner across the borough”.

After the revised plans are shared with the community, a trial period is expected to take place before a formal public consultation is held.