Planning application · Enfield
25/03883/FUL.
Full / Other Planning at 8 Chester Road London N9 8JG, received 11 Nov 2025 — refused on 30 Mar 2026 (delegated, Mark Heaney).
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Refused
Outcome
30 Mar 2026
20 wks
Decision time
12 wks over the 8-week target
—
Conditions
not captured
8
Documents
8 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?
Change of use from Use Class C3 (dwelling house) to Use Class C4 (HMO-house in multiple occupation) (RETROSPECTIVE).
Reference
25/03883/FUL
Type
Full
Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
N9 8JG
Ward
Council
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Target date
27 Jan 2026
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
Council register
Reference
25/03883/FUL
Type
Full
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Applicant
Agent / consultant
Case officer
Postcode
N9 8JG
Ward
Council
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
2 Dec 2025
Target date
27 Jan 2026
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision route
Delegated (officer)
Status
Decided
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 30 Mar 2026, delegated decision by Mark Heaney — 20 weeks from submission (12 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
11 Nov 2025
Application received
2 Dec 2025
Application validated
27 Jan 2026
Statutory target date
30 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Mark Heaney
11 Nov 2025
Application received
2 Dec 2025
Application validated
27 Jan 2026
Statutory target date
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30 Mar 2026
Delegated decision: Refused · Mark Heaney
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The retrospective proposal for the change of use into a house of multiple occupation (C4 Use)
results in more than one property out of a consecutive row of five properties being converted and
result in a clustering of conversions along this terrace of buildings, unduly at odds with the
predominant pattern of single family dwellinghouses along the road, contrary to Section 5 of the
National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010) and
DMD 5 and DMD 37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).
2
The retrospective conversion, due to the inadequate and cramped size and layout of the
kitchen and the excessive bedroom density, fails to provide an HMO of an appropriate size or
standard. The development would result in substandard and unsuitable accommodation incapable of
meeting the reasonable needs of future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Sections 2
and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies D5 and D6 of the London Plan
(2021), Policy CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), and Policies DMD 5, DMD 6, DMD 8 and
DMD 37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).
3
The development is located in Flood Zone 2 and is therefore subject to high risk of flooding.
The flood depths in this area are considered too great to allow any bedrooms at ground floor level and
in the absence of a Flood Risk Assessment and source control SuDS measures the development fails
to demonstrate that the development would both be safe from flooding; will not increase flood risk
elsewhere or demonstrate measures to manage the risk of flooding from surface water run-off and
follow the drainage hierarchy in the London Plan. This is contrary to guidance in Section 14 of the
National Planning Policy Framework (2024); Policies SI 12 and SI 13 of the London Plan (2021);
Policy CP28 of the Core Strategy (2010) and Policies DMD59, DMD60 and DMD61 of the
Development Management Document (2014).
Dated: 30 March 2026
Authorised on behalf of:
Karen Page
Head of Planning and Building Control
Housing, Regeneration and Development Department
Enfield Council
PO Box 53, Civic Centre
Silver Street, Enfield
EN1 3XE
If you have any questions about this decision, please contact the planning officer
mark.heaney@enfield.gov.uk.
List of plans and documents referred to in this Notice:
Title/Number Version TYPE
Location Plan dated 11.11.2025 Drawing
Block Plan WRD-1180-05 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
Ground Floor Plan WRD-1180-10 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
First Floor Plan WRD-1180-11 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
Article 12 Response Supporting Information
Additional Information
APPEAL GUIDANCE:
Should you (an applicant or agent) feel aggrieved by the decision of the Council to either refuse
permission or to grant permission subject to conditions, you can
1
The retrospective proposal for the change of use into a house of multiple occupation (C4 Use)
results in more than one property out of a consecutive row of five properties being converted and
result in a clustering of conversions along this terrace of buildings, unduly at odds with the
predominant pattern of single family dwellinghouses along the road, contrary to Section 5 of the
National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010) and
DMD 5 and DMD 37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).
2
The retrospective conversion, due to the inadequate and cramped size and layout of the
kitchen and the excessive bedroom density, fails to provide an HMO of an appropriate size or
standard. The development would result in substandard and unsuitable accommodation incapable of
meeting the reasonable needs of future occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Sections 2
and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), Policies D5 and D6 of the London Plan
(2021), Policy CP30 of the Enfield Core Strategy (2010), and Policies DMD 5, DMD 6, DMD 8 and
DMD 37 of the Enfield Development Management Document (2014).
3
The development is located in Flood Zone 2 and is therefore subject to high risk of flooding.
The flood depths in this area are considered too great to allow any bedrooms at ground floor level and
in the absence of a Flood Risk Assessment and source control SuDS measures the development fails
to demonstrate that the development would both be safe from flooding; will not increase flood risk
elsewhere or demonstrate measures to manage the risk of flooding from surface water run-off and
follow the drainage hierarchy in the London Plan. This is contrary to guidance in Section 14 of the
National Planning Policy Framework (2024); Policies SI 12 and SI 13 of the London Plan (2021);
Policy CP28 of the Core Strategy (2010) and Policies DMD59, DMD60 and DMD61 of the
Development Management Document (2014).
Dated: 30 March 2026
Authorised on behalf of:
Karen Page
Head of Planning and Building Control
Housing, Regeneration and Development Department
Enfield Council
PO Box 53, Civic Centre
Silver Street, Enfield
EN1 3XE
If you have any questions about this decision, please contact the planning officer
mark.heaney@enfield.gov.uk.
List of plans and documents referred to in this Notice:
Title/Number Version TYPE
Location Plan dated 11.11.2025 Drawing
Block Plan WRD-1180-05 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
Ground Floor Plan WRD-1180-10 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
First Floor Plan WRD-1180-11 dated 10.11.2025 Drawing
Article 12 Response Supporting Information
Additional Information
APPEAL GUIDANCE:
Should you (an applicant or agent) feel aggrieved by the decision of the Council to either refuse
permission or to grant permission subject to conditions, you can
Policies cited
National Planning Policy Framework 5CP30DMD5DMD37NPPFNational Planning Policy Framework 2National Planning Policy Framework 12D5D6DMD6DMD8National Planning Policy Framework 14SI12SI13CP28DMD59DMD60DMD61
Public response
Measure
Count
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
1
Objections
0
In support
0
Total comments
1
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.