Land Rear Of 3- 7 Seaforth Gardens And 35 Broad Walk London N21 3BT Data via plota.co.uk

25/03706/FUL - Full Refused

Proposal

Construction of a detached dwelling house, including garage, indoor gym with outdoor swimming pool, garaging, driveway, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
7 Nov 2025
✓
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
✗
Refused
15 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 15 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Enfield Planning Committee on 13 Oct 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers advised approval because the smaller one-home scheme addressed earlier design, amenity and access concerns, subject to conditions.
  • Residents and the ward councillor opposed the proposal, including concerns about narrow access, emergency safety and overdevelopment.
  • The committee refused the application by 1 vote to 7, with 3 abstentions, because the access was considered unsafe.
Read how the committee decided The proposed home, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and reason for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of Enfield's committee minutes of 13 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Registered park or garden 47 m away: Grovelands Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 47 m away: Grovelands Park; Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Metropolitan Open Land 47 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Full
Postcode
N21 3BT
Received
28 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Nov 2025
Ward
Winchmore
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jan 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
PJB Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 342 days from validation, 287 days slower than Enfield's median of 55 for full applications. Refused, as 34% of full applications here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
66%approved
941decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Enfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Enfield decision record →

Public comments

71comments received
69 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

97% object · above the UK average of 74%

83 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14411282
Planning Portal ref
PP-14411282
Neighbours
6 Oct 2026
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Committee
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Jan 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
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

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.