Former Chase Farm Hospital The Ridgeway Enfield EN2 8JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00934/CND - Discharge Condition Application in Progress

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to reference for levels (5) in respect of the redevelopment of site involving demolition of buildings to provide residential units in buildings up to 6 storeys high, together with car parking, cycle parking, plant, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works (Outline Application: Access). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Mar 2026
Consultation
23 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 May 2026. The consultation period closed on 13 Apr 2026.

Associated applications 15

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
EN2 8JL
Received
10 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14766602
Consultation
23 Mar 2026
Comments by
13 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
5 May 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