Rowley Lane Sports Ground Rowley Lane Barnet EN5 3HW
Refused on 6 June 2019
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of bowling club to state-funded school or registered nursery
- Received
- 15 April 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- London Borough of Barnet
- Ward
- High Barnet
- ReceivedReceived15 Apr
- ValidatedValidated15 Apr
- Consult.Consultation30 May
- TargetTarget Date10 Jun
- DecidedDecided6 Jun
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Rowley Lane Sports Ground Rowley Lane Barnet EN5 3HW. Barnet has handled 2,167 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Barnet's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 231 applications across High Barnet. We hold 3,747 applications in total for the EN5 postcode area.
75% of outline applications at London Borough of Barnet were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EN5 3HW
- Application type
- Prior Notification (School)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 April 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 30 May 2019
- Neighbour consultation start
- 2 May 2019
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 May 2019
- Target decision date
- 10 June 2019
- Decision issued
- 7 June 2019
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 9 May 2019
- Advertisement expiry
- 30 May 2019
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
- Green belt: Barnet
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
7 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Apr
Submission of details of condition 4 (External Lighting) 7 (Biodiversity Enhancements (BEP) pursuant to…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/1590/CON - 20254 Dec
Alterations to existing clubhouse building including installation of toilets with new external doors…
ApprovedFull Application25/4859/FUL - 202026 Aug
Installation of concrete ring beam to anchor inflatable air dome for a temporary period of 5 years with…
WithdrawnFull Application20/3934/FUL - 202010 Mar
Installation of concrete ring beam to anchor inflatable air dome for a temporary period of 10 years with…
WithdrawnFull Application20/1314/FUL - 201921 Jun
Change of use of bowling club building from Assembly/Leisure (D2) to Nursery (D1) (RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION)
ApprovedRetention/Continued Use19/3501/RCU - 201524 Nov
Construction of a two storey Clubhouse providing various essential facilities for the Sports Association…
ApprovedFull Application15/07170/FUL - 201511 Nov
Change of use from Assembly/leisure (D2) to Nursery(D1) (Retrospective planning application)
RefusedRetention/Continued Use15/06912/RCU
Source: Barnet
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