Bush Hill Cottage 20 Bush Hill London N21 2BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01935/CND - Discharge Condition Refused

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to reference : landscape plan (9) in respect of construction of four buildings, ranging from 3 to 5 storeys in height to provide 29 residential units, including underground basement parking, new vehicular access, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 May 2026
✓
Consultation
18 May 2026
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Refused
10 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Associated applications 10

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat about 11 m away: Deciduous woodland; Metropolitan Open Land about 9 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 1

Last sold for £2,230,000 in August 2016. Detached house, freehold.

1 August 2016£2,230,000

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

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
N21 2BX
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Grange Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 9 days slower than Enfield's median of 51 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 19% of commercial and major works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
81decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Enfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Enfield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14925127
Planning Portal ref
PP-14925127
Consultation
18 May 2026
Comments by
8 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Enfield
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#65 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.