Woodland Adjacent To North Lodge Whitewebbs Road Enfield EN2 9JN Data via plota.co.uk

26/03587/OA - Other Authority Approved

Proposal

Improve structural diversity and increase the mosaic of open space and woodland edge lost through encroachment of vegetation. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 11 Sept 2026, 08:10

Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Approved

10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Ancient woodland: Whitewebbs Wood

Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.

National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Archaeological priority area

An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.

The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.

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 ↗

Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

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 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument 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: Other Authority
Postcode: EN2 9JN
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Whitewebbs
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 7 Sept 2026
Decision: No objection Raised - OA
Decision date: 10 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Agent: Forestry Commission

How this decision compares

Decided in 17 days from validation, 16 days faster than Enfield's median of 33 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one17d

Council33d

UK36d

98%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

128decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 7 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Approved

Porter Cabin Cafe Whitewebbs Golf Club Beggars Hollow Enfield EN2 9JN

Erection of a freestanding single storey Kiosk Cafe (A3).

16/01811/FUL 14 Sep 2016

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

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