161 High Street Barnet EN5 5SU

23/4737/FULFull ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 27 December 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Single storey rear extension at ground floor level with green roof following demolition of existing outbuilding. New green roof to existing rear extension at ground floor level. First floor rear extension with pitched tiled roof. Render to the extensions at ground and first floor level, and render repairs to range existing rear extension. Roof extension involving 1no side dormer and the installation of 2no. raised chimneys in replacement of the existing chimneys

Received: 2 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 2
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: High Barnet
Agent: Emulsion Ltd

ReceivedReceived2 Nov
ValidatedValidated6 Nov
Consult.Consultation7 Dec
TargetTarget Date1 Jan
DecidedDecided27 Dec

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 161 High Street Barnet EN5 5SU. Barnet has handled 4,516 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Monken Hadley conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 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 5SU
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 7 December 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 28 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 7 December 2023
Target decision date: 1 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Emulsion Ltd
Architect profile: EMULSION LTD
Agent address: 8 Hatton Place London EC1N 8RU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 9 November 2023
Advertisement expiry: 30 November 2023
Site notice start: 16 November 2023
Site notice end: 7 December 2023

Appeal history

3337859

Split Decision

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 17 July 2024Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12575502
Documents: 25

Site constraints

Checking the site

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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+1 more
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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Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Barnet

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