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156, Sheldon Road, N18 1RN

26/01539/FULFull planning permissionRefused
Full

Refused on 25 June 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) and rear dormer, outrigger dormer, front rooflights, outbuilding to rear involving demolition of existing outbuilding, with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.

Submitted
30 April 2026
  1. Received30 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at 156, Sheldon Road, N18 1RN. Enfield has handled 1,094 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Enfield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Haselbury. We hold 689 applications in total for the N18 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 HMO, by reason of the constrained nature of the site, limited external amenity space, and lack of clarity regarding the existing and potential use/occupation of the retained side and rear structures within the application site, would represent an over-intensive form of development. The proposal would be likely to result in increased activity, comings and goings, noise and disturbance harmful to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and to the residential amenity and character of the area. The development would therefore conflict with Policies DMD5, DMD6, DMD8, DMD9 and DMD68 of the Enfield Development Management Document 2014, Core Policies 4, 5, 30 and 32 of the Enfield Core Strategy 2010, and London Plan Policies D6 and D14.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
N18 1RN
Application type
Full planning permission

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Enfield

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