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26/1178/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings and erection of a two storey dwelling with rooms in the roofspace to provide 3no. self-contained flats. Associated amenity space, refuse and recycling and cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2026
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Consultation
2 Apr 2026
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Committee
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Barnet Planning Committee on 23 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the revised scheme would provide housing without unacceptable design, amenity or highway harm.
  • Residents raised objections about overdevelopment, character, privacy, daylight, parking, construction impacts, biodiversity and infrastructure.
  • The committee voted unanimously for approval, subject to conditions and delegated authority for minor changes.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Barnet's committee minutes of 23 Jun 2026.

Documents 33

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Local nature reserve about 392 m away: Coppetts Wood and Glebelands; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Barnet built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £760,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.

26 September 2022£760,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
8 January 2004£345,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
N11 3JB
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Friern Barnet
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Generative Design Partnership Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 110 days from validation, 55 days slower than Barnet's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 74% of demolitions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
257decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14813570
Site or press notice
2 Apr 2026
Committee
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: 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.