Paulin Ground Fords Grove London N21 3ER Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/03166/FUL
Council
Enfield 6.9/10
Date received
15 Sept 2025
Date validated
3 Oct 2025
Postcode
N21 3ER

Description

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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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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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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Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
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24/02781/FUL
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Enfield
Planning Authority Score
6.9/10
Good
#65 of 296 councils
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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.

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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