Planning application
John Wilkes House 79 High Street Enfield EN3 4EN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Permanent use of John Wilkes House for a hostel for residential accommodation for 36 single homeless men (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference 25/03565/RE4
Application record
- Reference
- 25/03565/RE4
- Type
- LBE - Dev by LA
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted With Conditions
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ponders End
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- EN3 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Enfield
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15 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted With Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Enfield granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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