36A Galley Lane Barnet EN5 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1744/192 - Proposed Lawful Development Certificate Refused

Proposal

Construction of single storey detached building for use as office and toilet block following demolition of existing toilet block Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Refused
1 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Barnet built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Proposed Lawful Development Certificate
Postcode
EN5 4AJ
Received
11 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
High Barnet
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Unlawful
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 21 days faster than Barnet's median of 50 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 32% of commercial and major works here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
35decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14907771
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