31 Station Road Edgware HA8 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/3591/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use to Class E(b) Sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Oct 2026
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Validated
6 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Barnet's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Town centre: Edgware
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.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Registered park or garden 224 m away: Canons Park; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 6a (excellent), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Heritage at risk 83 m away: Railway Hotel including sign in front and former off-sales building to west, Station Road, Edgware.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 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 £30,000 in September 2017. Other property, leasehold.

28 September 2017£30,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
HA8 7HX
Received
5 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Edgware
Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Designed Images
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Barnet usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
67%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
188decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15263355
Planning Portal ref
PP-15263355
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.