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26/02944/PRG - Class G Prior Approval Decided

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use of first floor from commercial (Use Class E) to 2 x residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
10 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
✓
Prior Approval Required
4 Sept 2026

Prior Approval Required on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Palmers Green
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Class G Prior Approval
Postcode
N13 5TT
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Palmers Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
DARA Planning

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15069424
Planning Portal ref
PP-15069424
Neighbours
21 Jul 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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
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