John Wilkes House 79 High Street Enfield EN3 4EN Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/03105/CND
Council
Enfield 6.9/10
Date received
10 Sept 2025
Date validated
10 Sept 2025
Postcode
EN3 4EN
Freehold owner
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Description

Detail submitted pursuant to for Secure by Design (3), SuDS (4) cycle parking space (5) refuse (6) and Fire Statement (7) in respect of the temporary change of use of the existing John Wilkes House class E(g)(i) office building to a hostel for residential accommodation for 36 single homeless men (sui generis), including reinstatement of 1no window and minor modifications to 6no windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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    • ConditionsDetail submitted for Secure by Design (3), SuDS (4) cycle parking space (5) refuse (6)…This application25/03105/CND

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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Opportunity area
Where the London Plan expects significant growth.
Boundaries are indicative and the borough holds the detailed plan.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1190 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement; Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 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.

Building

Floor area1,050 m² (11,302 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 65)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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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

2025
Permanent use of John Wilkes House for a hostel for residential accommodation for 36 sing…
25/03565/RE4
2024 Approved
Temporary change of use of the existing John Wilkes House class E(g)(i) office building t…
24/01102/RE4
Within ~100m

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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

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.

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.