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London Borough of Enfield
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Enfield. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,085Searchable applications
705Recorded as pending
76%Approval rate · 1,217 approved or refused records
292Refused applications
925 approved · 292 refused · 39 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Aug 2014 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas24 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas33 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Application in Progress26/02775/FUL
Redevelopment of site involving demolition of existing building, change of use to mixed commercial and residential use, with the erection of a 4-storey building comprising of 2 retail units at ground floor level, with an undercroft access to car and cycle parking and refuse storage, with 8 self-contained flats on the upper floors with private and communal amenity space.
891 Green Lanes London N21 2QP
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02776/FUL
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class Sui-Generis (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with single storey rear/side extension involving demolition of existing extension including acoustic fence and canopy with rear dormer and rear outrigger dormer, front roof lights and associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.
18 Denny Road London N9 7QS
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Application in Progress26/02777/HOU
Single storey rear extension.
9 Soham Road Enfield EN3 6HD
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Unknown26/02779/OA
Single storey rear extension with new patio area. Conversion and extension of the existing garage into habitable room insertion of window to replace the garage door. New front porch.
86 Ashurst Road Barnet EN4 9LG
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application in Progress26/02780/HOU
Part single, part 2-storey side/rear extension, front entrance porch and rear dormer with roof lights.
27 Lowther Drive Enfield EN2 7JN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02781/PRH
Single storey rear extension 4m deep x 3m high (3m high to eaves).
39 Cowper Gardens London N14 4NP
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02782/VAR
Variation of condition 02 of Ref: TP/03/2194/REN1 to allow the site to be used within Class F.1, to assist in finding a new community user for the vacant school building.
Phoenix Academy 85 Bounces Road London N9 8LD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02783/PRV
Installation of solar panels to roof on Millennium Building (comprising Arts and Science wings).
Winchmore School Laburnum Grove London N21 3HS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application in Progress26/02784/FUL
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.
11 Arthur Road London N9 9AF
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02785/FUL
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.
783 Great Cambridge Road Enfield EN1 3PN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application in Progress26/02786/CND
Details submitted pursuant to reference 24/02608/FUL: wind mitigation(18) in respect of demolition of 11no. existing residential blocks and 4 dwellings and associated structures and construction of residential and mixed-use buildings providing ground floor flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E(a, b, c and e)), residential dwellings (Use Class C3) along with associated road layout, car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space, public, communal and private realm and associated works. (An Environmental Statement, including a non-technical summary, also accompanies the planning application in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)).
Alma Estate EN3
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02787/FUL
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.
790 Great Cambridge Road Enfield EN1 3PW
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application in Progress26/02788/CND
Details submitted pursuant to reference 24/02608/FUL: remediation strategy (27) and long term monitoring (29) in respect of demolition of 11no. existing residential blocks and 4 dwellings and associated structures and construction of residential and mixed-use buildings providing ground floor flexible commercial floorspace (Use Class E(a, b, c and e)), residential dwellings (Use Class C3) along with associated road layout, car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping, amenity space, public, communal and private realm and associated works. (An Environmental Statement, including a non-technical summary, also accompanies the planning application in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended)).
Alma Estate EN3
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02789/CEA
Extension of roof at the side to form gable, rear dormer and front rooflights.
8 Nursery Close Enfield EN3 5JZ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Application in Progress26/02790/FUL
Change of use to first floor from Class C3 to Class C4 HMO- house in multiple occupation (RETROSPECTIVE)
54 Windmill Road London N18 1PA
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02792/FUL
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) involving single storey rear extension. conversion of garage into habitable room, with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.
5 Newland Drive Enfield EN1 4HX
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/02793/FUL
Single storey rear extension involving reposition of ground floor entrance door, cycle and car parking
12 Fox Lane London N13 4AH
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02794/CEU
Use of outbuilding at rear as self-contained dwelling.
475 Montagu Road London N9 0HS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02795/CEA
Change of use from single dwelling house (Class C3) to residential Institution (Class C2) a children's home, for no more than 3 children.
13 Cowland Avenue Enfield EN3 7DX
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02796/CND
Details submitted pursuant to reference 24/03563/RE4: acoustic report (12) in respect of redevelopment to provide 27 no. residential units (Use Class C3) alongside car parking, cycle parking, refuse and recycling storage, amenity space, playspace, landscaping and other associated works.
Car Parks Adjacent To 58-68 Dendridge Close And 89-111 Dendridge Close Enfield EN1
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02797/PRH
Single storey rear extension 5m deep x 2.97m high (2.97m high to eaves).
217 Great Cambridge Road Enfield EN1 1SQ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02800/HOU
Single storey rear/side extension.
42 Bourne Avenue London N14 6PD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02801/CEA
Conversion of garage to habitable room with replacement of door with window.
10 Lowther Drive Enfield EN2 7JL
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/02802/CEA
Rear dormer with rear outrigger dormer, front rooflights, additional window to side of outrigger and removal of chimney stack with rebuild of parapet wall.
27 Chesterfield Road Enfield EN3 6BE
Received 2 Jul 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Enfield, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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