8 Plantagenet Road Barnet EN5 5JQ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/3362/FUL
Council
Date received
15 Sept 2026
Date validated
21 Sept 2026
Postcode
EN5 5JQ

Description

Conversion and sub-division of existing ground floor commercial Class E(a) retail unit into 4no. units (Class E(B) for sale of food and drink, with kitchen extraction system, flue, new shopfronts and associated entrance doors. First floor side and rear extensions and alterations to main roof including change from hip to gable end and raising of the ridge height, addition of side gable, front and rear rooflights and fenestration, to facilitate reconfiguration of the existing first floor flat to provide an additional 2no. self-contained flats (3no. total) within the first floor and roof space. Addition of green roof and associated balconies with privacy screening. Refuse/recycling and cycle storage. New front hardstanding to provide off-street customer parking Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Barnet's recent changes of use.

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Barnet usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
186decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
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 22 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.

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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
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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