Netherlands Road Barnet EN5 1DL Data via plota.co.uk

TPP/0303/26 - Works to TPO trees Pending Decision

Proposal

Works affecting 8 x London Plane - Intallation of new 33KV power cable beneath Netherlands Road, EN5 1DL. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservaion Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
✓
Consultation
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 23 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 154.

The consultation period closed on 25 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Air quality management area: Barnet AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 2 (poor), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order about 25 m away: The London Borough of Barnet Netherlands Road, New Barnet, Herts. Tree Preservation Order 1994 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts 1990..
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, Transport for London (public transport access levels, Powered by TfL Open Data, OGL v3.0, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Works to TPO trees
Postcode
EN5 1DL
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Barnet Vale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 154, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Barnet are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 15498 days past the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
451decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Barnet in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnet decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
4 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Barnet is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #42 out of 296. Only 25% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Barnet is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 82% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 82% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Barnet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #285 of 296
82%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #264 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #42 of 296
25%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #29 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
319 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
21 decided (10+ homes)
41%
Change of use approved
132 decided
2,541
Total decisions
625 refused in the year to March 2026