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2 St Andrews Road London N9 8DB

26/03264/FULFullRefused

Refused on 13 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to a Class Sui-Generis (HMO-house in multiple occupation) with part single, part two storey side/rear extension including conversion of garage into a habitable room and rear dormer with front roof lights involving extension to roof at side to form a gable end with associated amenity, cycle and refuse storage.

Received
31 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Jubilee
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.16 Sep
  4. Target13 Oct
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 54 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 2 St Andrews Road London N9 8DB. Enfield has handled 1,569 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 4 weeks longer than Enfield's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 168 applications across Jubilee. We hold 1,113 applications in total for the N9 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 intensification of the property to an eight-person HMO has not been supported by an internal layout or level of communal provision capable of meeting the day to day needs of its future occupiers. The single ground-floor kitchen/dining room has not been demonstrated to provide the enhanced facilities required for eight users and would be poorly accessible from the upper-floor bedrooms. In addition, the location of Bedroom 3 adjoining the communal kitchen/dining room and rear garden would expose its occupant to unacceptable noise and disturbance and would compromise privacy, natural light and outlook. These shortcomings, individually and cumulatively, would result in a cramped, poorly functioning and unsatisfactory living environment, contrary to Policies D5, D6 and D7 of the London Plan 2021 and policy DMD 5 of the Enfield Development Management Document 2014.
  2. The proposed two-storey side and rear extension, by reason of its excessive scale, bulk, massing and poorly resolved roof form where it connects with the rear dormer extension, would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling and would result in an awkward and visually intrusive form of development. The extension would be particularly prominent in views from St Michaels Avenue and would detract from the character and appearance of the host dwelling and surrounding street scene. The proposal would therefore constitute poor design, contrary to Policies DMD 11, DMD 13 and DMD 14 of the Enfield Development Management Document.
  3. In the absence of a parking stress survey, it has not been demonstrated that the parking demand generated by the proposed eight-person HMO could be accommodated without increasing on-street parking pressure, contrary to Chapter 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026, Policies T4, T6 and T6.1 of the London Plan 2021, Core Policy 24 of the Enfield Core Strategy 2010, and Policies DMD 5 and DMD 45 of the Enfield Development Management Document 2014.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
N9 8DB
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 August 2026
Consultation expiry
20 September 2026
Consultation start
26 August 2026
Consultation end
16 September 2026
Neighbour consultation start
27 August 2026
Neighbour consultation end
20 September 2026
Last date for comments
20 September 2026
Target decision date
13 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Redwoods Projects
Architect profile
REDWOODS PROJECTS LTD
Agent address
Unit 4 Grosvenor Way London E5 9ND GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15109048
Documents
6
Constraints
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Borough wide

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.

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