A group which has applied for a judicial review against Enfield Council because of Cycle Enfield have said “they left us no option”.

A public meeting about the A105 route – Enfield Town to Palmers Green – of the £30m scheme was held by Save Our Green Lanes, which is taking legal action over this particular route.

The A105 section was recently consulted upon and much changed by Enfield Council, and a further statutory consultation on the changes is to open soon.

The meeting, held in the Intimate Theatre, Green Lanes yesterday evening (Thursday, June 28), was attended by around 200 people and chaired by David Burrowes, MP for Enfield Southgate, and critic of Cycle Enfield.

Costas Georgiou, who has headed up the judicial review process, said of their actions: “They left us no option. They said you will have a choice, then it became definite that it would go through A105. That option is not good for us.

“We need support from businesses, landlords and neighbours. We have made a good start, now we have to wait.”

Save Our Green Lanes say the council have responded to the beginning of the judicial review process, and they are waiting to hear from the judge.

Group chairman Robert Taylor said some of the council’s plans, including a 24-hour ban on loading and parking in the new lanes, would “cause huge problems for residents and businesses”.

Meanwhile, a pro-Cycle Enfield group, Better Streets for Enfield, have received a response to a letter sent to Sadiq Khan asking for his support for the project.

Written by Val Shawcross, deputy mayor for transport, it says: “The mayor wants to make London a by-word for cycling. He committed in his manifesto to completing the roll out of current town centre cycling improvement plans, including in Enfield.

“While the mayor and I are committed to ensuring that schemes work for all residents, please be assured that the council has City Hall’s full support in completing the full Mini Holland programme.

“I hope to visit Enfield soon to better understand some of the challenges and opportunities the council is facing, and to speak with campaigners on both sides of the debate.”

Better Streets for Enfield spokesperson Clare Rogers said: “We hope that opponents of the scheme, such as Save Our Green Lanes, will be open to a reasonable debate about how the Cycle Enfield investment can benefit everyone, rather than trying to write the scheme off completely - an option that is clearly not on the table either at Enfield Council or at City Hall.”