Drayton Nursery, Cattlegate Road, Enfield, EN2 9DJ

Planning appeal 3340506 at Drayton Nursery, Cattlegate Road, Enfield, EN2 9DJ (London Borough of Enfield) was dismissed on 22 August 2025 by Inspector King T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the development is consistent with the Council's spatial policy.

Without planning permission, the part change of use from nursery (Sui Generis) to a scaffolding business (Use Class B8) (outlined in blue for identification purposes only)

Authority: London Borough of Enfield
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: King T
Postcode: EN2 9DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the development is consistent with the Council's spatial policy
Given that the development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect on openness and whether very special circumstances exist to override the policy objection
The effect of the development on the local highway network

What decided it

The development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt harmful to openness, conflicts with local spatial policies protecting horticultural uses, and lacks adequate information to demonstrate highway safety, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to override these fundamental policy objections.

What the Inspector cited

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