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26/2052/LIC - Licence Notification Approved

Proposal

Replace existing 6no. VF antennas with proposed 6no. antennas to be installed on wall mounted support poles (22.4m to the top of antennas) and ancillary development thereto Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: North Finchley
A designated centre in the London Plan.
Shops, services and active frontages are protected in centres, and main town centre uses are steered here first.
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Men of Finchley War Memorial, including the Finchley Metropolitan Tramway and Hendon Garage Memorial Tablets, Grade II, about 52 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 4 (good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
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.

Building

Floor area949 m² (10,215 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 105)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Licence Notification
Postcode
N12 8LY
Received
2 Jun 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
West Finchley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Exempt
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
WHP Telecoms
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 14 days faster than Barnet's median of 35 for prior approvals. Approved, as 59% of prior approvals here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
243decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Barnet in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnet decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Jun 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.