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26/03356/CND - Discharge Condition Refused
Commercial & major worksSchools, care & communityCommercial premises

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to to reference 25/03166/FUL: SuDS (4) in respect of replacement of two tennis courts with two covered artificial grass padel tennis courts with canopy and 8 x floodlights, associated landscaping and footpath works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
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Refused
29 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF 102639-DCE-XX-XX-RP-C-0001 P03 Drainage Maintenance Plan full. Supporting Information · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Completed Minor-SuDS-Pro-forma-Planning. Sustainable Drainage · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE STRATEGY Drainage Documentation · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CAUSEWAY DRAINAGE CALCULATIONS Drainage Documentation · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF SUDS PRO FORMA Sustainable Drainage · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form - Without Personal Data · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 5

Metropolitan Open Land
Green belt level protection inside London.
The London Plan gives Metropolitan Open Land the same protection as green belt: inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Enfield
Application type
Discharge Condition
Postcode
N21 3ER
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Bush Hill Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Christian Brailey Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 51 days. Refused, as 19% of commercial and major works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
81decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Enfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Enfield decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15141694
Planning Portal ref
PP-15141694
Consultation
14 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Replacement of two tennis courts with two covered artificial grass padel tennis courts wi…
25/03166/FUL
2024 Approved
Replacement 4 x head units on existing floodlight masts, with installation of 2 x new led…
24/02781/FUL
2024 Approved
Details pursuant to Ref: 23/03427/FUL for drainage (4) in respect of the addition of Non…
24/01244/CND
2023 Approved
Addition of Non-Turf Cricket Pitch (NTP) to one of the existing grass cricket squares.
23/03427/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
22A Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Extension to roof at side to form gable end with rear dormer and front roof lights.
24/03301/FUL
2024 Refused
98 Halstead Road London N21 3DS
Use of land to station a caravan or mobile home.
24/01055/CEA
2024 Refused
22A Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Single storey side and rear extension to accommodate internal garage with storage.
24/01490/FUL
2023 Approved
120 Ridge Road London N21 3EN
Increase in ridge height to roof and rear dormer, Juliette balcony with balustrade and fr…
23/02857/HOU
2022 Refused
22 Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Sub-division of site and erection of an end-of-terraced 2-storey dwelling house involving…
22/03571/FUL
2021 Refused
Land Adjacent To No22 Firs Lane 22 Firs Lane Southgate N21 3ES
Sub-division of site and erection of an end-of-terraced 2-storey dwelling house involving…
21/02610/FUL
2021 Refused
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Sub-division of site and erection of 2 x single storey dwelling houses with associated pa…
21/02521/FUL
2022 Approved
116 Ridge Road London N21 3EN
Rear dormer with front rooflights.
22/01441/CEA
2022 Approved
92 Halstead Road London N21 3DS
Conversion of single storey outbuilding in to granny annex.
22/00951/HOU
2022 Approved
94 Halstead Road London N21 3DS
PVCu roof canopy to rear of property.
22/00130/HOU
2020 Refused
98 Halstead Road & 118A Ridge Road London N21 3DS
Sub-division of site and erection of 2 x single storey dwelling houses with associated pa…
20/01163/FUL
2019 Refused
107 Ridge Road London N21 3EP
Conversion of single family dwelling house into 2 self-contained flats involving first fl…
19/04128/FUL
2019 Refused
107 Ridge Road London N21 3EP
Conversion of single family dwelling house into 3 self contained flats (1 x 3-bed, 1 x 1…
19/03299/FUL
2018 Approved
107 Ridge Road Winchmore Hill London N21 3EP
Single storey rear extension 6m deep x 3m high (3m high to eaves).
18/03612/PRH
2017 Refused
30 Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Single storey rear extension.
17/00428/HOU
2017 Refused
30 Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Single storey rear extension.
17/00921/FUL
2017 Approved
107 Ridge Road London N21 3EP
Conversion of single family dwelling house into 1 x 1 and 1 x 3-bed self-contained flats…
17/00723/FUL
2016 Refused
107 Ridge Road London N21 3EP
Conversion of single family dwelling into 2 x 1 bed flats and 1 x 2 bed flat with extensi…
16/05191/FUL
2016 Approved
28A Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Outbuilding at rear
16/03185/FUL
2016 Refused
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Single storey rear extension and alterations to roof to form gable end involving rear dor…
16/02883/CEA
2016 Approved
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Single storey rear extension 6m deep x 3.8m high (2.8m high to eaves)
16/02967/PRH
2025
22 Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Use of property as two self-contained flats.
25/01365/CEU
2024 Refused
22A Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Conversion of single family dwelling house into 2 self-contained flats.
24/02721/CEU
2023 Approved
30A Firs Lane London N21 3ES
Use of the second floor at 30A Firs Lane as a self contained flat.
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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