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26/02693/FUL - Full Approved
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO - house in multiple occupation). (RETROSPECTIVE). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Consultation
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Article 12 - Flood Risk Assessment Supporting Information · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form - Without Personal Data · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Highway impact pro forma Supporting Information · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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.
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
Full
Postcode
N9 0RJ
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Lower Edmonton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted With Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Freedom Homes Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
316decided 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

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15030465
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2019 Approved
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2018 Refused
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2018 Approved
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2018 Withdrawn
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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
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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