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196 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ

23/2311/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 11 September 2023

Council decision: Approve subject to conditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of ground floor from restaurant to flexible use (Class E). Conversion of first floor into 2no self-contained flats. Self-containment of existing second floor flat including insertion of an AOV (Automatic Opening Vent) to rear roof slope. New shop front. Creation of front access to residential units. Provision of cycle and bin storage to rear. associated internal and external alterations including changes to windows and insertion of 2no. conservation rooflights to first floor rear flat roof, lower the rear part of the first floor level, internal change in floors.

Received
24 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
High Barnet
Agent
Rahul Taheem Ltd
  1. Received24 May
  2. Validated24 May
  3. Consult.8 Sep
  4. Target19 Jul
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 110 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 196 High Street Barnet EN5 5SZ. Barnet has handled 4,516 applications of this type. This one was decided in 110 days, 8 weeks longer than Barnet's typical decision time. The site is in the Monken Hadley conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 231 applications across High Barnet. We hold 3,740 applications in total for the EN5 postcode area.

77% of full 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 5SZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 May 2023
Consultation expiry
8 September 2023
Neighbour consultation start
11 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
8 September 2023
Target decision date
19 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rahul Taheem Ltd
Architect profile
RAHUL TAHEEM LTD
Agent address
39 Wakemans Hill Avenue London NW9 0TA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 June 2023
Advertisement expiry
29 June 2023
Site notice start
8 June 2023
Site notice end
29 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12166501
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Monken Hadley
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    7 Apr

    Submission of details of condition 5 (Window/Door Detail) 6 (Roof Tiles) 11 (Construction Management and…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/1290/CON
  2. 2023
    30 Oct

    Variation of condition 1 (Approved Plans) of planning permission reference 23/2311/FUL

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)23/4662/S73
  3. 2023
    24 May

    Change of use of ground floor from restaurant to flexible use (Class E). Conversion of first floor into 2no…

    This applicationApprovedFull23/2311/FUL

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