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26/00043/CND - Discharge Condition Approved

Proposal

PARTIAL DISCHARGE: Details submitted pursuant to reference Biodiversity (22A and C) in respect of the demolition of 11no. existing residential blocks and 4 dwellings and associated structures and construction of residential and mixed-use buildings providing ground floor flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E(a, b, c and e)), residential dwellings (Use Class C3) along with associated road layout, car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space, public, communal and private realm and associated works. (An Environmental Statement, including a non-technical summary, also accompanies the planning application in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
12 Mar 2026

Approved on 12 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Grantham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
EN3 4QS
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Ponders End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
12 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Vistry East London

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 14 days slower than Enfield's median of 51 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
81decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14603468
Planning Portal ref
PP-14603468
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 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
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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