East Finchley Underground Station Great North Road London N2 0NW Data via plota.co.uk

26/3094/ADV - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Installation of 1no. totem pole adjacent to High Road, and 1no. internally illuminated totem pole and 1no. internally illuminated Infotainment screen on an Island within Underground Station Car Park Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: East Finchley Station Including Platforms
List entry 1359150 · The pin is inside its outline
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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Conservation area 25 m away: Hampstead Garden Suburb; Inside the Barnet built-up area; Public transport access: PTAL 5 (very good), TfL 2023, for the 100 m square; Tree preservation order 25 m away: The London Borough of Barnet (National Hospital Convalescent Home, Great North Road, N.2) Tree Preservation Order 1987 made under The Town and Country Planning Acts, 1971 to 1974.; Town centre 30 m away: East Finchley.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area28 m² (301 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 76)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Barnet
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
N2 0NW
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Garden Suburb
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve subject to conditions
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of signs and adverts here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
70decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15167786
Planning Portal ref
PP-15167786
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Barnet
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#90 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.