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26/03751/CEA - Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed Application in Progress
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3(b) (up to 6 people living together as a single household and receiving care) to Residential Institution (Use Class C2) as a children's home for up to 3 children aged 11-15. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Enfield's recent changes of use.

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Statement · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form - Without Personal Data · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
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 Enfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Proposed
Postcode
N18 2NT
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Edmonton Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
ANJUM DESIGN Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Enfield usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
316decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15170427
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Rear dormer and roof extension out over rear outrigger with flank window and front roofli…
17/02967/CEA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
90 Montagu Road London N18 2NU
Rear dormer with Juliette balcony, dormer to rear outrigger and front rooflights.
23/02125/CEA
2022 Approved
1 Rays Road London N18 2NX
Rear dormer and rear outrigger dormer with front rooflights.
22/03675/CEA
2021 Approved
First Floor Flat 92 Montagu Road London N18 2NU
Rear dormer, with juliette balcony and front rooflights, raising of party walls.
21/04388/FUL
2021 Approved
128 Montagu Road London N18 2NS
Single storey rear extension 6.00m deep and 1.00m deep x 3.30m high (3.00m high to eaves).
21/01450/PRH
2021 Approved
128 Montagu Road London N18 2NS
First floor rear extension.
21/00039/HOU
2021 Refused
128 Montagu Road London N18 2NS
Single storey rear/side extension.
21/00037/HOU
2019 Refused
29 Rays Road London N18 2NX
Conversion of single family dwelling house into 2 x 1 bed self-contained flats together w…
19/03437/FUL
2018 Refused
11 Rays Avenue London N18 2NT
Rear dormers with front rooflights.
18/02055/CEA
2018 Refused
1 Rays Road London N18 2NX
Change of use of the property from dwelling house (C3) to HMO (C4).
18/00838/FUL
2017 Refused
2 Montagu Gardens London N18 2EZ
Erection of a 2-bed dwelling house involving first-floor side extension.
17/05378/FUL
2017 Approved
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Use of side extension as one self contained flat.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings