By
Simon Allin
@SimonAllin3
Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey
Durants Park in Enfield (Image: Google Maps)
A wetlands area will be created in a park to reduce the risk of flooding and boost biodiversity.
The council-led scheme, in Durants Park, Enfield Highway, will protect properties in surrounding roads in an area deemed to be at high risk of flooding.
Councillors gave the go-ahead to the project during a meeting of the planning committee on Tuesday.
It will involve creating three wetland cells covering an area of 1,300sq m in the south-eastern corner of the park to absorb surface water run-off.