West Lodge Park Hotel Cockfosters Road Barnet EN4 0PY Data via plota.co.uk

26/04137/FUL - Full Application in Progress

Proposal

Installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array with associated inverters and connection equipment within the grounds of West Lodge Park Hotel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Sept 2026

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Validated

8 Oct 2026

✓

Consultation

16 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Enfield's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 8 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 8

Site constraints 9

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Archaeological priority area

An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.

The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.

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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Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Enfield built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 1a (very poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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.

Building

Floor area2,560 m² (27,556 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)

UseHotels

HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Enfield
Application type: Full
Postcode: EN4 0PY
Received: 28 Sept 2026
Validated: 8 Oct 2026
Ward: Cockfosters
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Dec 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ceres Property

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Enfield usually decides commercial premises by day 51.

prediction

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target

83%decided within 8 weeks

84%approved

233decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14996861
Planning Portal ref: PP-14996861
Neighbours: 15 Oct 2026
Consultation: 16 Oct 2026
Comments by: 8 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved

Extension to front elevation, providing accessible entrance and reception area.

22/00829/FUL 13 May 2022

2018 Approved

Erection of a single storey rear/side extension linking Beale room with admin buildings o…

18/03958/FUL 7 Mar 2019

2018 Approved

Erection of an orangery.

18/01826/FUL 30 Aug 2018

2018 Approved

Rear conservatory (renewal of planning permission ref: 15/00059/FUL granted on 18.03.2015)

18/00555/FUL 12 Apr 2018

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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

West Lodge Park Hotel Cockfosters Road Barnet EN4 0PY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 8

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 2

Other documents 1

Site constraints 9

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