48 Babington Road London NW4 4LD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5 bed HMO (House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Retrospective Application) Associated refuse/recycling and cycle storage Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Barnet Planning Committee on 11 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the HMO would have acceptable effects on the area, neighbours and highway safety.
- No consultation replies were received, and the agent spoke in support of the application.
- The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Barnet's committee minutes of 11 Mar 2026.
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £176,000 in November 1999. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 104 days from validation, 48 days slower than Barnet's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 62% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Barnet in the last twelve months, from validation. Barnet decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14532875
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14532875
- Comments by
- 1 Jan 2026
- Site or press notice
- 11 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 11 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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