Planning in Haringey

Before submission

Validation requirements

Haringey Council maintains a local list of planning application requirements that supplements the national list. This local list was updated following external consultation and became effective on 29 August 2024.

• The council provides a downloadable planning validation checklist PDF.
• Local requirements must be reviewed every two years.

SourceHaringey — application requirements(opens in a new tab)· checked 2026-10-07

Timescales

Realistic decision times

Statutory target

The national determination period set in law, counted from validation. A target, not a guarantee.

Actual processing time

What the council's published performance data shows in practice, including extensions of time.

Allow for validation before the decision period starts. The usual statutory determination periods in England are 8 weeks for non-major applications, 13 weeks for major development and 16 weeks where environmental impact assessment is required, unless a different period is agreed.

• These are statutory targets, not a measured borough average or a guarantee. No current borough-specific average has been verified for this guide.
• An incomplete submission, amendments, committee referral or an agreed extension of time can extend the overall programme.
• Ask the planning team about its current validation queue before setting a construction date. Prior approval and other specialist applications can have different statutory periods.

SourceGOV.UK — determining a planning application(opens in a new tab)· checked 2026-10-07

Permitted development

Article 4 restrictions

These are selected directions, not an exhaustive address search. Read the council’s current map, schedule, commencement date and any later modifications for your property. A conservation area is not automatically an Article 4 area, and a direction affecting changes of use does not necessarily restrict a home extension. Confirm the responsible planning authority too: some development-corporation areas have separate arrangements.

Haringey has implemented specific Article 4 Directions that remove permitted development rights, necessitating planning permission for certain works. These directions cover specific use changes and conservation area alterations.

• Removal of rights for conversion from dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) across most of the eastern borough.
• Removal of rights for conversion of storage and distribution centres (Use Class B8) to residential (Use Class C3) in designated employment areas.
• Four distinct directions apply within conservation areas, covering works such as alterations to windows and doors.

SourceHaringey — Article 4 information(opens in a new tab)· checked 2026-10-07