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33 Beech Hill Avenue Barnet EN4 0LU

26/01698/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 19 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Erection of front boundary wall with railings and gate to a maximum height of 2m (RETROSPECTIVE).

Received
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Cockfosters
Agent
Architectural Design London
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target29 Jun
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 44 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 33 Beech Hill Avenue Barnet EN4 0LU. Enfield has handled 1,569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 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 150 applications across Cockfosters. We hold 892 applications in total for the EN4 postcode area.

72% of full 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 front boundary wall, railings and gates, by reason of their design, materials and visual appearance including the limited visibility through afforded by the aluminium slats, appears visually intrusive and results in an unacceptable sense of enclosure to the frontage of No. 33 Beech Hill Avenue. This is out of keeping in the immediate context and further detracts from the open character of the surrounding area. The development is therefore contrary to policy D4 London Plan (2021), policy CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), policies DMD6 and DMD 37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014) and Policy HW-2 of the Hadley Wood Neighbourhood Plan 2023.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN4 0LU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2026
Consultation expiry
7 June 2026
Consultation start
12 May 2026
Consultation end
2 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
14 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 June 2026
Last date for comments
7 June 2026
Target decision date
29 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Architectural Design London
Architect profile
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN LONDON LTD
Agent address
35 Beech Hill Avenue Hadley Wood EN4 0LU

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
26/00061/HAS
Appeal status
Appeal lodged

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14892003
Documents
7
Constraints
7

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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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Aug

    Details submitted pursuant to reference 24/02055/HOU

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02911/CND

Source: Enfield

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