20 Brettenham Road London N18 2ET Data via plota.co.uk

26/03642/FUL - Full Refused
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage (PART RETROSPECTIVE). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
22 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 7

PDF NOISE AND ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR STATEMENT Supplementary Information · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDS PRO FORMA Sustainable Drainage · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD MAP FOR PLANNING Supplementary Information · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF FIRE STATEMENT Fire Statement · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood risk assessment Flood Risk Assessment · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPACT ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design & Access Statement · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form - Without Personal Data · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM Community Infrastructure Levy ? Completed Form · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Article 4 direction
Borough wide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Enfield AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 855 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement
The site is 855 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: North London Heat and Power Project (decided, 1094 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £351,000 in December 2016. Terraced house, freehold.

15 December 2016£351,000
23 December 1999£82,500
16 October 1997£69,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area75 m² (807 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Full
Postcode
N18 2ET
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Edmonton Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Express Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 30% of changes of use here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
551decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Enfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Enfield decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15173404
Planning Portal ref
PP-15173404
Neighbours
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
Rear and outrigger dormer with front rooflights.
20/03317/CEA
2020 Approved
Single storey rear extension 5.04m deep x 3m high (3m high to eaves).
20/03334/PRH
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
11 Ascot Road London N18 2PU
Single storey side infill extension, rear dormer and front roof lights.
25/03721/CEA
2024 Approved
9 Ascot Road London N18 2PU
Single storey rear extension.
24/02511/HOU
2023 Refused
2 Lansfield Avenue London N18 2PT
Single storey rear extension.
23/02525/HOU
2023 Approved
Brettenham Primary School Brettenham Road Edmonton N18 2ET
Removal of existing timber windows and replacement with aluminium double glazed units to…
23/02226/FUL
2023 Approved
1 North Avenue London N18 2PS
First floor rear extension.
23/01955/HOU
2023 Refused
1 North Avenue London N18 2PS
First floor rear extension.
23/00182/HOU
2019 Refused
12 North Avenue London N18 2PS
Outbuilding at rear (RETROSPECTIVE).
19/03293/HOU
2022 Approved
26 Brettenham Road London N18 2ET
Single storey rear extension.
22/02198/HOU
2022 Approved
12 Argyle Road London N18 2PP
Single storey rear extension 3.90m deep x 3.50m high (3.00m high to eaves).
22/02168/PRH
2022 Approved
2 North Avenue London N18 2PS
Rear dormer with front rooflights.
22/00007/CEA
2021 Approved
4 North Avenue London N18 2PS
Rear dormer with front rooflights.
21/04332/CEA
2021 Refused
2 North Avenue London N18 2PS
First floor rear extension together with alterations to fenestrations to rear elevation.
21/03106/HOU
2021 Refused
2 North Avenue London N18 2PS
First floor rear extension.
21/02063/HOU
2020 Approved
1 Felixstowe Road London N9 0DX
Single storey rear extension.
20/02844/HOU
2020 Approved
1 Felixstowe Road London N9 0DX
Extension to roof at side to provide gable end, two rear dormers and 2 x roof lights to f…
20/02849/CEA
2019 Approved
75 And 75A Brettenham Road London N18 2ES
Single storey rear extension to both properties.
19/02606/HOU
2019 Approved
6 Lansfield Avenue London N18 2PT
Single storey rear/side extension.
19/00443/HOU
2018 Approved
4 Argyle Road London N18 2PP
Rear dormer with front rooflights.
18/04160/CEA
2018 Approved
12 North Avenue London N18 2PS
Single storey rear extension 6m deep x 3.0m high (3.0m high to eaves).
18/03121/PRH
2018 Refused
30 Brettenham Road London N18 2EU
Creation of additional floor to provide 2 x studio flats, together with first floor rear…
18/02791/FUL
2017 Approved
10 Brettenham Road London N18 2ET
Single storey front extension and conversion of garage into habitable room involving alte…
17/02202/HOU
2017 Refused
30A,B,C Brettenham Road London N18 2EU
Conversion of residential units into 12 x hostel units involving 2-storey infill extensio…
17/01887/FUL
2017 Approved
33 Argyle Road London N18 2PR
Rear dormer with 2x rooflights at front and single storey rear extension.
17/00292/CEA
2016 Withdrawn
30A,B,C Brettenham Road London N18 2EU
Conversion of existing 3 x residential units into hostel to provide 11 x self contained u…
16/03030/FUL
2016 Approved
33 Brettenham Road London N18 2ES
Conversion of dwelling into 2 x flats (1 x 3 bedroom, 1 x 2 bedroom) involving part singl…
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Enfield
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#65 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Enfield is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #15 out of 296. Only 5% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Enfield is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 83% approved vs 90% nationally.

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Enfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
78%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #271 of 296
83%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #260 of 296
90%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #15 of 296
5%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #1 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
265 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
322 decided
1,939
Total decisions
433 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.