18 The Bourne London N14 6QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01738/FUL - Full Approved

Proposal

Use of the dwellinghouse for a mixed residential and home-based business use comprising childminding and accounting, management and consultancy services by the resident occupiers. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Meadway conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Meadway · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Registered park or garden 37 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 37 m away: Grovelands Park; Inside the Enfield built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 38 m away; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 27 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
N14 6QT
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Southgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted With Conditions
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Articulated Design & Build

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
551decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Enfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Enfield decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 neutral

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14888343
Neighbours
21 May 2026
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
14 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
20 May 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Jul 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

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