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73, Churchbury Lane, EN1 3UL

26/01894/FULFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 13 July 2026

1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with associated cycle and refuse storage with single storey rear extension and rear dormer with front rooflights.

Submitted
7 May 2026
  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 67 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 73, Churchbury Lane, EN1 3UL. Enfield has handled 1,094 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 3 weeks 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 138 applications across Town. 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 development, by reason of the inadequate layout and configuration of the proposed communal kitchen space, would result in a substandard form of accommodation. In particular, the kitchen is of a narrow design with limited circulation space, and the internal arrangement is constrained. The close proximity between seating, sink, and cooking areas would significantly restrict the usability and functionality of the space. As such, the poor configuration of the kitchen would limit its ability to operate effectively as a communal area for cooking, dining, and social interaction. This would fail to meet the reasonable needs of future occupiers and would result in harm to their residential amenity and overall quality of accommodation. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy CP4 of the Enfield Core Strategy, Policies DMD5 and DMD6 of the Development Management Document, the Council's HMO Standards for Bedsit/Letting Rooms and Shared House Accommodation (2021), and the guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN1 3UL
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.

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