32 -35 The Town Enfield EN2 6LU
Refused on 12 June 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Alterations to shopfront together with replacement of signage and external lighting (PART- RETROSPECTIVE)
- Received
- 28 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Enfield
- Ward
- Town
- Agent
- Continuum Urban Planning Ltd
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated28 Apr
- Consult.Consultation26 May
- TargetTarget Date21 Jun
- DecidedDecided12 Jun
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for signage at 32 -35 The Town Enfield EN2 6LU. Enfield has handled 1,569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 4 days quicker than Enfield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 137 applications across Town. We hold 908 applications in total for the EN2 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
- The development, by reason of the scale and siting of the signage which exceeds the appropriate fascia zone, the enlargement of the display glazing, and the introduction of lighting equipment fixed at cornice level, would result in a visually intrusive and unsympathetic form of development that fails to preserve or enhance the proportions, detailing, and architectural hierarchy and integrity of the host building and the wider parade. The proposal would therefore result in harm caused to the character and appearance of the Enfield Town Conservation Area. The harm caused is not outweighed by any identified public benefits and therefore fails to accord with Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024, Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021), Policies DMD 37, DMD 40, DMD 41 and DMD 44 of the Development Management Document (2014), Policy CP30 and CP31 of the Core Strategy (2010), the Enfield Town Conservation Area Appraisal (2016), the Enfield Town Conservation Area Management Proposals (2016), and the Shopfronts and Associated Advertisements Supplementary Planning Guidance.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- EN2 6LU
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 3 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 5 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 26 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 3 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Continuum Urban Planning Ltd
- Agent address
- 71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 54 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 20 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 3 June 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Enfield Town
- Article 4 direction: Borough wide+2 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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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Associated applications
- 202628 Apr
Alterations to shopfront together with replacement of signage and external lighting (PART- RETROSPECTIVE)
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202518 Jul
Alterations to glass shop front together with replacement of signage and a projecting sign (RETROSPECTIVE).
RefusedAdvertisement consent25/02182/FUL - 202520 Jun
Installation of replacement 4 x externally illuminated fascia signs and a projecting sign (RETROSPECTIVE).
RefusedAdvertisement consent25/02183/ADV
Source: Enfield
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