204 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/5021/FUL - Full Application Refused
ShopfrontsUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Insertion of 6no. (HVAC) air condenser units to roof to replace the existing . New opening to form fire door. Changes to the existing shop front including repainting and insertion of new facade panels (Part Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Refused
16 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DELEGATED REPORT Report · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF DN: REFUSE FUL Decision Notice · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Application Document · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVERING LETTER / PLANNING STATEMENT Planning statement · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF PRE-EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS Drawing · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING ROOF LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR SETTING OUT PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL Document · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF COMMENT(FULL) Public Comment · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT(FULL) Public Comment · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SITE NOTICE Photo · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Monken Hadley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Archaeological priority area
An assessment or field evaluation may be asked for before ground works.
The council or Historic England considers archaeology likely here. A desk-based assessment, and sometimes trial trenching, can be asked for with the application.
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: Chipping Barnet
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
Nearest: 151, High Street, Grade II, 34 m away
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
Registered battlefield 163 m away: Battle of Barnet 1471; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 3 (moderate), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
EN5 5SZ
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
High Barnet
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jigsaw Planning
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 9 days faster than Barnet's median of 51 for utility and infrastructure works. Refused, as 21% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14561840
Planning Portal ref
PP-14561840
Neighbours
17 Feb 2026
Consultation
17 Feb 2026
Comments by
5 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Refused
Demolition of the existing building and construction of two storey building with rooms in…
21/1858/FUL
2018 Approved
Change of use from estate agency (Class A2) to soft play centre.
18/5844/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2023 Refused
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23/4737/FUL
2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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23/2644/FUL
2023 Approved
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Change of use of ground floor from restaurant to flexible use (Class E). Conversion of fi…
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2023 Refused
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Alterations to roof including side dormer window and rooflights and rear window to provid…
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2022 Refused
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Part single, part two storey rear extension with green roofs following demolition of the…
22/4158/FUL
2022
202 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ
Demolition of existing car showroom and erection of a three storey plus basement building…
22/4361/FUL
2022 Refused
196 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ
Change of use of the upper floors from commercial (Class E) to two flats (Class C3)
22/1511/PNE
2022 Refused
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Change of use of the upper floors from commercial (Class E) to two flats (Class C3)
22/1511/PNV
2021 Approved
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Installation of 1 illuminated projection sign and 1 fascia sign.
21/6674/ADV
2016 Approved
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Proposed detached garage in rear garden
16/1082/HSE
2016 Approved
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Removal of chimney, new windows and removal of shutters.
16/1099/HSE
2016 Approved
202 - 204 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ
1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign
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2016 Approved
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Proposed landscape and screening to existing rear flat roof
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2016 Withdrawn
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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
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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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.