Enfield Planning Applications

Review Enfield planning permission trends by ward, including applications, approval rate and average weeks to decision.

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Enfield Planning Trends

Enfield recorded 5,019 planning applications in this London planning dataset, including 4,168 applications with an approval or refusal decision. Its approval rate is 81.3%, 3.9 percentage points below the London average (lower than average).

Approved applications in Enfield took 6.7 weeks on average. That is 1.9 weeks below the London average (faster than average). The ward with the most applications in this dataset is Bullsmoor, with 383 applications.

Total decisions

4,168

Approval rate

81.3%

Weeks to decision

6.7


Enfield total	4,168	81.3% 81.3%	6.7
NOT	3	100.0% 100.0%	1.4
Carterhatch	185	93.0% 93.0%	6.4
Highfield	82	90.2% 90.2%	6.6
New Southgate	137	86.9% 86.9%	6.0
Upper Edmonton	225	86.7% 86.7%	7.7
Bowes	101	86.1% 86.1%	6.2
Enfield Lock	81	84.0% 84.0%	6.7
Haselbury	154	83.8% 83.8%	7.5
Ponders End	145	83.4% 83.4%	7.2
Southgate	229	83.4% 83.4%	6.7
Whitewebbs	162	82.1% 82.1%	6.6
Oakwood	114	81.6% 81.6%	6.8
Lower Edmonton	172	81.4% 81.4%	6.3
Arnos Grove	147	81.0% 81.0%	6.5
Bush Hill Park	183	80.9% 80.9%	6.9
Winchmore	153	80.4% 80.4%	6.7
Cockfosters	219	79.9% 79.9%	7.0
Bullsmoor	292	79.8% 79.8%	6.1
Palmers Green	198	79.3% 79.3%	6.2
Town	208	78.8% 78.8%	6.5
Southbury	122	78.7% 78.7%	6.7
Jubilee	164	78.0% 78.0%	6.7
Grange Park	186	76.9% 76.9%	6.3
Brimsdown	181	75.7% 75.7%	6.8
Ridgeway	188	75.0% 75.0%	7.1
Edmonton Green	135	72.6% 72.6%	6.4
CK	0	--	0.0

Source: Planning London Datahub. Data covers period April 2025 to July 2026. Approval rate excludes applications still awaiting a decision.

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