2A Willoughby Lane Tottenham London N17 0SS Data via plota.co.uk

HGY/2026/1414 - Prior approval Part 3 Class MA Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from office use (Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E)) to a single 1-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Application made under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 19 May 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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: 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 413 m away: North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement
The site is about 413 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: North London Heat and Power Project (decided, about 1337 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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 Haringey built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Haringey
Application type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA
Postcode
N17 0SS
Received
around 19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Northumberland Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Not Required
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 56 days slower than Haringey's median of 0 for prior approvals. Approved, as 100% of prior approvals here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
14decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Haringey in the last twelve months, from validation. Haringey decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

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

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