61 Umfreville Road Hornsey London N4 1RZ Data via plota.co.uk

HGY/2026/1244 - Lawful development Valid

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness: The proposal is for the conversion of the existing Single Family Dwelling House (C3a) to six residents living together as a single household where care is provided for residents (C3b). This is permitted Development and there is no Article (4) Directions - Proposed use Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 18 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 144.

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve about 52 m away: Railway Fields
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Air quality management area: Haringey 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
Registered park or garden about 245 m away: Finsbury Park; Inside the Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Town centre about 53 m away: Green Lanes.
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 £1,100,000 in May 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

15 May 2020£1,100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
N4 1RZ
Received
around 18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Harringay
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 144, past the statutory target. 95% of lawful development certificates in Haringey are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 14488 days past the 56-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
33,528decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent lawful development certificates in Haringey to go on. Haringey decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Haringey
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#192 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Haringey is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #209 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Haringey decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #206 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #174 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #209 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #151 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
279 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
46%
Change of use approved
28 decided
1,469
Total decisions
217 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.

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.