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43 Suffolk Road Enfield EN3 4AY

26/02725/FULFullRefused

Refused on 2 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

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

Received
26 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Jubilee
Agent
Excel Planning
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.2 Sep
  4. Target30 Sep
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 43 Suffolk Road Enfield EN3 4AY. Enfield has handled 1,569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 7 weeks longer than Enfield's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 168 applications across Jubilee. We hold 2,955 applications in total for the EN3 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 proposed development, by reason of Bedroom 3's inadequate width and excessively narrow layout over the majority of this bedroom's overall area would give rise to substandard and inappropriate accommodation, incapable of meeting the reasonable needs of occupiers of this particular bedroom. Furthermore, the proposed development, by reason of its inadequate floor to ceiling heights at first and loft floor levels would also give rise to the provision of substandard accommodation for occupiers of Bedrooms 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The development is thereby contrary to Policies; D3 and D6 of the London Plan, CP 4 and CP 30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), DMD 5, DMD 6, and DMD 8 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014), in addition to the high-quality design aspirations set out within the NPPF (2026).
  2. In the absence of a car parking survey examining on-street car parking capacity along Suffolk Road and surrounding roads, the applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposed HMO, as a result of any potential uplift in overall occupation would not result in an undue increase in on-street car parking pressure within the locality. The proposed development would thereby be contrary to Policies; T2 and T6.1 of the London Plan (2021), CP24 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), DMD 45 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014) in addition to the NPPF (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
EN3 4AY
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 August 2026
Consultation expiry
3 September 2026
Consultation start
12 August 2026
Consultation end
2 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
13 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 September 2026
Last date for comments
3 September 2026
Target decision date
30 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Excel Planning
Architect profile
EXCEL PLANNING LTD
Agent address
22 Braydon Road London N16 6QB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15040059
Documents
13
Constraints
12

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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