66 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/02862/HOU
Extensions & alterations
Appeal
Allowed · 13 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003284 ↗
Council
Enfield 6.9/10
Date received
22 Aug 2025
Date validated
2 Sept 2025
Postcode
N21 1LY

Description

Single storey rear extension, front garage extension involving change to garage door and rear dormer with front and side rooflights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 8

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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 21 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Designated open space about 21 m away; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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 £930,000 in March 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

20 March 2025£930,000

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

Building

Floor area183 m² (1,970 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2024, 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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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
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Nearby activity

2025 Refused
74 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
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2025
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66 Broadfields Avenue London N21 1AH
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24/03524/CEA
2024 Approved
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24/02076/HOU
2024 Approved
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2024 Refused
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24/00993/PRH
2024 Refused
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23/00673/PAT
2022 Approved
72 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Single storey rear extension, first floor side extension, together with rear dormer, fron…
22/01133/HOU
2021 Refused
55 Houndsden Road London N21 1LX
First floor perimeter balcony with glass front and solid white render sides.
21/04598/HOU
2020 Approved
55 Houndsden Road London N21 1LX
First floor rear extension.
20/02786/HOU
2019 Approved
60 Broadfields Avenue London N21 1AH
Single storey rear extension and part 2-storey side extension.
19/04288/HOU
2019 Refused
50 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Single storey rear extension.
19/04008/HOU
2019 Approved
55 Houndsden Road London N21 1LX
Single storey rear extension 6m deep x 2.8m high (2.7m high to eaves).
19/01620/PRH
2019 Approved
41 The Spinney London N21 1LL
Single storey side extension and part single, part 2-storey rear extension.
19/00889/HOU
2018 Refused
50 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Part single, part 2-storey rear extension, windows to side elevation, rooflights and re-r…
18/03329/HOU
2018 Approved
72 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Single storey rear extension and first floor side extension, together with rear dormer, f…
18/01612/HOU
2017 Approved
50 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Two storey side extension.
17/01707/HOU
2017 Approved
44 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Part single, part 2-storey rear and side extension.
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2016 Approved
44 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Dormer extension to existing loft including hip to gable
16/04949/CEA
2016 Approved
70 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
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44 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Two storey side extension and part single, part two-storey rear extension.
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46 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Two storey rear extension involving bay windows to first floor and raised patio.
16/01442/HOU
2016 Approved
58 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Single storey rear extension.
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2016 Approved
46 Houndsden Road London N21 1LY
Single storey rear extension 4.5m deep x 3m high (3m high to eaves)
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.