Planning application · Enfield
22/03214/CEU.
137A Bowes Road London N13 4SE
Lawful Development Certificate at 137A Bowes Road London N13 4SE, received 15 Sep 2022 — refused on 1 Nov 2022 (delegated, Gideon Whittingham).
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Refused
Outcome
1 Nov 2022
7 wks
Decision time
inside the 8-week target
—
Conditions
not captured
22
Documents
22 linked
0
Objections
0 in support
No
Appeal
none recorded
Record from the Enfield planning register as captured; documents link to the council's own files. Nearby applications are context, not part of this application.
Application
What is it?
Use of premises as 9no. self-contained flats.
Reference
22/03214/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
15 Sep 2022
Validated
3 Oct 2022
Target date
28 Nov 2022
Decision date
1 Nov 2022
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Premises record
Council register
Reference
22/03214/CEU
Type
Cert of Lawful Use/Operation - Existing
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
Ward
Council
Received
15 Sep 2022
Validated
3 Oct 2022
Target date
28 Nov 2022
Decision date
1 Nov 2022
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Premises record
Council register
Documents
What was filed?
Document
Published
View
Documents open on the Enfield portal (the portal needs its documents tab opened first — the link handles that). View the application page ↗
Decision
What happened?
Refused on 1 Nov 2022, delegated decision by Gideon Whittingham — 7 weeks from submission.
Timeline
Date
Event
15 Sep 2022
Application received
3 Oct 2022
Application validated
28 Nov 2022
Statutory target date
1 Nov 2022
Delegated decision: Refused · Gideon Whittingham
15 Sep 2022
Application received
3 Oct 2022
Application validated
28 Nov 2022
Statutory target date
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1 Nov 2022
Delegated decision: Refused · Gideon Whittingham
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The information provided by the applicant is deemed to be insufficiently precise and ambiguous
to demonstrate that 'on the balance of probability' the ground floor of the building has been as 9no.
self-contained flats for a period of 4 years as required under the Act. Furthermore, the Council's
evidence contradicts and/or undermines the applicant's version of events.
1st Schedule PROPOSAL: Use of premises as 9no. self-contained flats.
2nd Schedule LOCATION: 137A Bowes Road London N13 4SE
Dated: 1 November 2022
Authorised on behalf of:
Mr A Higham
Head of Development Management
Development Management,
London Borough Enfield,
PO Box 53, Civic Centre,
Silver Street, Enfield,
Middlesex, EN1 3XE
If you have any questions about this decision, please contact the planning officer
gideon.whittingham@enfield.gov.uk.
List of plans and documents referred to in this Notice:
Title/Number Version TYPE
Site Location Plan Drawing
Block Plan Drawing
Existing Plans - Glenny LLP Drawing
See office report Supporting Information
Additional Information
Rights of Applicants Aggrieved by Decision of Local Planning Authority
1
The information provided by the applicant is deemed to be insufficiently precise and ambiguous
to demonstrate that 'on the balance of probability' the ground floor of the building has been as 9no.
self-contained flats for a period of 4 years as required under the Act. Furthermore, the Council's
evidence contradicts and/or undermines the applicant's version of events.
1st Schedule PROPOSAL: Use of premises as 9no. self-contained flats.
2nd Schedule LOCATION: 137A Bowes Road London N13 4SE
Dated: 1 November 2022
Authorised on behalf of:
Mr A Higham
Head of Development Management
Development Management,
London Borough Enfield,
PO Box 53, Civic Centre,
Silver Street, Enfield,
Middlesex, EN1 3XE
If you have any questions about this decision, please contact the planning officer
gideon.whittingham@enfield.gov.uk.
List of plans and documents referred to in this Notice:
Title/Number Version TYPE
Site Location Plan Drawing
Block Plan Drawing
Existing Plans - Glenny LLP Drawing
See office report Supporting Information
Additional Information
Rights of Applicants Aggrieved by Decision of Local Planning Authority
Public response
Measure
Count
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
0
People
Who is involved?
Name
Role
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Applicant — the party who applied, not necessarily the owner
Agent · consultant profile
Case officer — delegated decision
Place
What affects it?
Context around the site — not part of this application. Designations over the site: use the map's designations filter (conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4, flood risk …). Decisions within 250 metres of the site are listed below — context, not this application.
Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.