Development Intent
AtlasEnfield
London Planning Authority · Outer London

Enfield.

Enfield is a London borough with an approval rate of 73% across 11,482 substantive planning decisions spanning 32 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London32 wards374 appeals99% delegatedSave
Enfield · ward map
Approval rate — by ward
Lower ~68%
Higher ~90%
ShowingAll years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Enfield's policy playbook[3]

What Enfield actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Full / major
Householder
Conditions
Lawful
Data from publicly available Enfield planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
934
79%
Householder
Active
606
74%
Householder
Active
575
78%
Householder
Active
542
59%
Householder
Active
457
79%
Householder
Active
419
65%
Full / major planning
to 2023-06
412
86%
Householder
Active
373
79%
Full / major planning
to 2025-09
331
75%
Householder
Active
319
94%
Full / major planning
to 2022-04
318
48%
Householder
to 2022-06
293
79%
Householder
Active
934
79%
Householder
Active
606
74%
Householder
Active
575
78%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
Active
542
59%
Householder
Active
457
79%
Householder
Active
419
65%
Full / major planning
to 2023-06
412
86%
Householder
Active
373
79%
Full / major planning
to 2025-09
331
75%
Householder
Active
319
94%
Full / major planning
to 2022-04
318
48%
Householder
to 2022-06
293
79%
Householder

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Enfield officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
Conservative
Active
152
subscribers
Town
Conservative
Active
77
subscribers
Cockfosters
Conservative
Active
69
subscribers
Palmers Green
Labour
to 2025-07
62
subscribers
Winchmore Hill
Conservative
Active
58
subscribers
Winchmore Hill
Conservative
to 2022-04
35
subscribers
Grange Park
Conservative
to 2024-09
33
subscribers
Bullsmoor
Labour
Active
30
subscribers
Conservative
Active
152
subscribers
Town
Conservative
Active
77
subscribers
Cockfosters
Conservative
Active
69
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Palmers Green
Labour
to 2025-07
62
subscribers
Winchmore Hill
Conservative
Active
58
subscribers
Winchmore Hill
Conservative
to 2022-04
35
subscribers
Grange Park
Conservative
to 2024-09
33
subscribers
Bullsmoor
Labour
Active
30
subscribers

Councillors on Enfield's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
284
87%
12.9%
151
83%
16.6%
289
82%
18.4%
219
81%
18.9%
269
80%
19.9%
151
80%
20.2%
186
80%
20.4%
296
79%
21.0%
319
78%
22.0%
243
76%
23.5%
369
76%
23.8%
603
75%
24.6%
725
75%
24.9%
376
75%
25.3%
806
74%
26.2%
521
73%
26.7%
416
73%
27.4%
328
72%
27.8%
382
71%
28.9%
382
70%
30.1%
298
70%
30.3%
453
70%
30.3%
143
70%
30.4%
307
69%
31.0%
568
69%
31.5%
414
68%
32.2%
123
67%
33.0%
420
67%
33.1%
427
66%
33.5%
356
66%
33.6%
376
66%
34.3%
242
63%
37.2%
284
87%
12.9%
151
83%
16.6%
289
82%
18.4%
Show all 32 rows
219
81%
18.9%
269
80%
19.9%
151
80%
20.2%
186
80%
20.4%
296
79%
21.0%
319
78%
22.0%
243
76%
23.5%
369
76%
23.8%
603
75%
24.6%
725
75%
24.9%
376
75%
25.3%
806
74%
26.2%
521
73%
26.7%
416
73%
27.4%
328
72%
27.8%
382
71%
28.9%
382
70%
30.1%
298
70%
30.3%
453
70%
30.3%
143
70%
30.4%
307
69%
31.0%
568
69%
31.5%
414
68%
32.2%
123
67%
33.0%
420
67%
33.1%
427
66%
33.5%
356
66%
33.6%
376
66%
34.3%
242
63%
37.2%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. ERK STRUCTURAL & DESIGN CONSULTANCY
180
80%
2. Redwoods Projects Ltd
177
76%
3. John Perrin & Sons Ltd
175
79%
4. PAD Architectural Consultants
152
56%
5. CARDO Group
111
100%
6. Philip Pank Partnership
108
100%
7. CG Architects
87
81%
8. DOMENECH DESIGNS LTD
79
80%
1. ERK STRUCTURAL & DESIGN CONSULTANCY
180
80%
2. Redwoods Projects Ltd
177
76%
3. John Perrin & Sons Ltd
175
79%
Show all 8 rows
4. PAD Architectural Consultants
152
56%
5. CARDO Group
111
100%
6. Philip Pank Partnership
108
100%
7. CG Architects
87
81%
8. DOMENECH DESIGNS LTD
79
80%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughEnfield
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals374
Appeals allowed103 (27.5%)
Conditions / approval4.68
Local plan

The adopted Enfield Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Enfield planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Enfield’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Enfield grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (4,209 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.