Where in Haringey does a scheme inside an Article 4 area actually get determined?
Every Haringey postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates
it and the authority that validates a scheme inside an Article 4 area there. Haringey fees below are the
statutory England rates for 2026, not scheme inside an Article 4 area estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a scheme inside an Article 4 area |
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| N4 | Finsbury Park / Stroud Green | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Finsbury Park / Stroud Green is split at N4. Either Haringey Council or Islington Council or Hackney Council can determine a scheme inside an Article 4 area here, so the N4 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| N8 | Crouch End / Hornsey | Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas | Crouch End / Hornsey sits wholly inside N8, so Haringey Council validates every scheme inside an Article 4 area submitted from an N8 address. |
| N10 | Muswell Hill | Edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached | Muswell Hill is split at N10. Either Haringey Council or Barnet Council can determine a scheme inside an Article 4 area here, so the N10 address is checked against both policies maps first. |
| N15 | Seven Sisters / South Tottenham | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Seven Sisters / South Tottenham sits wholly inside N15, so Haringey Council validates every scheme inside an Article 4 area submitted from an N15 address. |
| N17 | Tottenham | Victorian terraces, post-war estates | Tottenham sits wholly inside N17, so Haringey Council validates every scheme inside an Article 4 area submitted from an N17 address. |
| N22 | Wood Green / Alexandra Palace | Edwardian terraces, post-war flats | Wood Green / Alexandra Palace sits wholly inside N22, so Haringey Council validates every scheme inside an Article 4 area submitted from an N22 address. |
| N6 | Highgate | Georgian villas, Victorian and Edwardian semis | N6 straddles a boundary: Highgate addresses fall to Camden Council or Haringey Council, so confirm which authority validates the scheme inside an Article 4 area before submitting N6 drawings. |
What changes about a scheme inside an Article 4 area in each part of Haringey?
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Haringey
streets, and each one changes what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can achieve at that address.
- Harringay (N4, N8) — Victorian terraced Ladder defines Harringay, where victorian terraces (harringay ladder) set what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across N4. Any Harringay scheme inside an Article 4 area is validated by Haringey Council, with Green Lanes the usual Harringay reference point on the site plan.
- Tottenham (N15, N17) — Victorian terraces, post-war estates defines Tottenham, where victorian terraces, post-war estates set what a scheme inside an Article 4 area can do. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans across N15. Any Tottenham scheme inside an Article 4 area is validated by Haringey Council, with Tottenham Hotspur Stadium the usual Tottenham reference point on the site plan.
- Stroud Green (N4) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Stroud Green starts from victorian terraces, and Stroud Green reads as Victorian terraces. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in N4. Haringey Council assesses Stroud Green scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own Stroud Green character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Stroud Green references Stroud Green Road.
- Hornsey (N8) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Hornsey starts from edwardian terraces, victorian villas, and Hornsey reads as Edwardian terraces, Victorian villas. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans in N8. Haringey Council assesses Hornsey scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own Hornsey character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Hornsey references Hornsey High Street.
- Wood Green (N22) — scheme inside an Article 4 area work in Wood Green means edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Wood Green is Edwardian terraces, post-war flats. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout N22. Haringey Council decides the Wood Green application, and The Mall Wood Green anchors the Wood Green location plan.
- Crouch End (N8) — scheme inside an Article 4 area work in Crouch End means edwardian terraces, victorian villas. Crouch End is Edwardian terraces, village character. Most applications on these Victorian streets are householder applications validated on existing and proposed plans throughout N8. Haringey Council decides the Crouch End application, and Crouch End Broadway anchors the Crouch End location plan.
- Muswell Hill (Haringey) (N10) — a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Muswell Hill (Haringey) starts from edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached, and Muswell Hill (Haringey) reads as Edwardian villas and terraces. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in N10. Haringey Council assesses Muswell Hill (Haringey) scheme inside an Article 4 areas against its own Muswell Hill (Haringey) character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Muswell Hill (Haringey) references Muswell Hill Broadway.
What local planning policy applies to a scheme inside an Article 4 area in Haringey?
How designation changes a Haringey scheme inside an Article 4 area: Haringey Council maintains 29 conservation areas, including Muswell Hill, Crouch End, Tottenham Green. Inside any of them a Haringey scheme inside an Article 4 area cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Highgate Village sets the tone for Haringey casework.
Haringey and Article 4: Borough-wide Article 4 for HMO conversions. A scheme inside an Article 4 area planned at a N4 address is checked against that direction first; Haringey Council publishes the Haringey extent, and the N4 line rarely follows the Haringey boundary you would expect.
What Haringey is built from: Edwardian terraces in Crouch End, Muswell Hill; Victorian two-up-two-downs in Harringay Ladder; 1930s semi-detached in Muswell Hill; post-war in Tottenham. Muswell Hill and Crouch End have strong conservation coverage with clear loft/mansard precedents; Tottenham generally permissive. That mix decides the scheme inside an Article 4 area route in Haringey more than the postcode does.
Who decides a scheme inside an Article 4 area on the edge of Haringey?
- Islington — cross the Haringey boundary and Islington Council takes the scheme inside an Article 4 area instead, applying 40 conservation areas of its own around N1. We re-price scheme inside an Article 4 areas at the Haringey edge because Islington policy and Haringey policy rarely align on scheme inside an Article 4 area depth.
- Camden — adjoining Haringey, with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A scheme inside an Article 4 area on the far side of the Haringey line is determined by Camden Council, so the Haringey quote for scheme inside an Article 4 areas is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
- Barnet — the Barnet boundary runs against Haringey, so a scheme inside an Article 4 area a street from Haringey is decided by Barnet Council instead. Barnet runs 20 conservation areas across N2 and its neighbours, which is why scheme inside an Article 4 areas priced for Haringey are re-checked against Barnet policy whenever the Haringey address sits on that edge.
- Enfield — the Enfield boundary runs against Haringey, so a scheme inside an Article 4 area a street from Haringey is decided by Enfield Council instead. Enfield runs 22 conservation areas across EN1 and its neighbours, which is why scheme inside an Article 4 areas priced for Haringey are re-checked against Enfield policy whenever the Haringey address sits on that edge.
Sources for this Haringey scheme inside an Article 4 area page: borough policies maps and
conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries,
the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town
and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended,
and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
