London Borough of Barnet planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
London Borough of Barnet decided more than 5,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 21% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on London Borough of Barnet’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 November 2026 · Approved
Fortune House Moxon Street Barnet EN5 5TS · 23/2741/FUL
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4 November 2026 · Approved
Hotel Unique 907 - 911 Finchley Road London NW11 7PE · 26/1204/FUL
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26 October 2026 · Approved
Curry Rise And Bray Road Estate Mill Hill London NW7 1SL · 25/1970/FUL
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14 September 2026 · Refused
217 - 219 Golders Green Road London NW11 9BY · 26/0017/FUL
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25 August 2026 · Approved
Unit 3 Hyde Estate Road London NW9 6JX · 24/1934/FUL
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21 August 2026 · Approved
Land To The West Of Corner Mead And North Of Satchell Mead (Grahame Park North East) London NW9 · 25/3588/OUT
Figures for London Borough of Barnet
| Applications decided | more than 5,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 21%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 20%of more than 1,300 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 820 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 76plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on London Borough of Barnet’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area; the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to privacy, sunlight and…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular reference to parking; • The effect…”
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“The Council do not raise any issues with the effect of the proposed development on character and appearance of the appeal site or surrounding area. On the evidence before me, I have little reason to disagree. Therefore, the main issue…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.