Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ

19/3949/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Proposal

Demolition of non-listed structures and construction of a new single storey building to be used as an artists'/bee keepers' studio building (Use Class D1) with 14 associated parking spaces and new vehicular access point off Wellhouse Lane. Construction of 152 new residential dwellings (Use Class C3-40% affordable) consisting of 53 single family dwellings and 99 flats ranging from 2 storey to 4 storeys in height with 179 parking spaces and 4 visitor parking spaces. New landscaping, public open space, play areas, public realm, ecological enhancements and private agricultural land. Creation of new vehicular access points off Wood Street and off Wellhouse Lane. New pedestrian and cycle access points off Wood Street and Wellhouse Lane, restricted emergency vehicle access off Wellhouse Lane.

Received: 17 July 2019
Decided: 9 March 2021 · Refuse
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 579
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: High Barnet

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted17 Jul
ValidatedValidated17 Jul
Consult.Consultation4 Sep
TargetTarget Date16 Oct
DecidedDecided9 Mar

Decided in 601 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Barnet77% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for demolition at Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ. Barnet has handled 4,527 applications of this type and approves 76% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 601 days, 78 weeks longer than Barnet's median. The site is in the Wood Street conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 41 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 257 applications across High Barnet. We hold 3,701 applications in total for the EN5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

19/3949/FUL

Address

Whalebones Wood Street Barnet EN5 4BZ

Postcode

EN5 4BZ

Local Authority

Barnet

Application Type

Full Application

Scale / Size

Large

Number of Dwellings

152

Decision Status

Rejected

Current Status

Refused

Ward

High Barnet

Applicant & Agent

Agent

Savills

Architect ProfileSAVILLS PLC

Agent Address

15 Finsbury Circus London EC2M 7EB

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

17 July 2019

Consultation Expiry

27 August 2020

Target Decision Date

16 October 2019

Date Decided

9 March 2021

Date Validated

17 July 2019

Date Submitted

17 July 2019

Consultation End

4 September 2019

Neighbour Consultation Start

30 July 2020

Neighbour Consultation End

27 August 2020

Committee Meeting

13 October 2020

Planning Decision

Decision

Refuse

Decided By

Committee Decision

Statutory Period

91 days

Publicity

Last Advertised

8 August 2019

Advertisement Expiry

1 September 2019

Site Notice Start

8 August 2019

Site Notice End

29 August 2019

Appeal

Appeal Status

Appeal in progress

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-07979693

Comments

579

Documents

758

Coordinates

51.652306, -0.217039

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3273189

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 1 November 2021Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Source: Barnet

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Planning history at this site

20 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Wood Street
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/BA/26Part of the site · +4 more
Brownfield land register: öElmbank, Barnet Road,High Barnet,EN5 3HDöRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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