Mcdonald's Restaurant 4 - 5 Market Chambers Church Street Enfield EN2 6AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02717/VAR - Variation of condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 of approval to allow the restaurant to trade between the hours of 06:00 and 24:00 daily, with outgoing customer deliveries permitted until 02:00 daily, with no customers permitted within the premises and all activity associated with use ceasing within an hour of closing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Consultation
1 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 1

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 9

Enfield Town 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
Enfield Town · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Heritage at risk: Enfield Town
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Archaeological priority area: Archaeological Priority Area surrounding the historic core of Enfield
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.
Council record ↗
Town centre: Enfield Town
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
Also on the record
9 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Enfield built-up area; Metropolitan Open Land 47 m away.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Variation of condition
Postcode
EN2 6AA
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted With Conditions
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills

Public comments

No public comments yet.

35 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14968025
Neighbours
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
1 Jul 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

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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.

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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