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32, Barnard Road, EN1 3QA

26/00558/FULFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 17 April 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to a Class Sui Generis (HMO - house in multiple occupation) involving part single, part 2-storey side and rear extension, rear dormer, with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.

Submitted
19 February 2026
  1. Received19 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 57 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 32, Barnard Road, EN1 3QA. Enfield has handled 1,094 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Enfield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Carterhatch. We hold 1,277 applications in total for the EN1 postcode area.

68% of full planning permission applications at London Borough of Enfield were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed two storey side extension, by virtue of its width, gable end design, and proximity to the side site boundary, would contribute to the formation of a continuous facade of properties or terracing effect which would be detrimental to the pattern of development in the immediate area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2021), Policies D4, D8 of the London Plan (2021), CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), DMD6, DMD8 DMD14 and DMD37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).
  2. The proposed development, by virtue of its height, design, excessive depth and siting on the common boundaries, would result in an overly dominant form of development which would give rise to an unneighbourly loss of sunlight and daylight, would result in a loss of outlook, and would result in a heightened sense of enclosure as perceived from No. 30 Barnard Road. The proposal is therefore contrary to Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2021), Policies D6 and D11 of the London Plan (2021), policy CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), and policies DMD11 and DMD37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN1 3QA
Application type
Full planning permission

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
EXCEL PLANNING LTD

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Borough wide
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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