38 - 44 Ballards Lane London N3 2BJ

25/2805/NMANon Material AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 28 July 2025

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Non material amendment to 21/4977/FUL ref dated 31/03/2023 for 'Demolition of the existing building and erection of a 9-storey building comprising of up to 22no. self-contained residential units and up to 1025sqm of commercial (Use Class E) floorspace. Associated amenity space, hard and soft landscaping, refuse storage, cycle parking and off-street car parking (SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT DATED 29TH MARCH 2023)'. Amendments includes Sprinkler system moved to basement; bin store enlarged. Minor layout tweaks for kitchens, plant, and risers. Ventilation and access improved (roof, terraces). Visual and privacy upgrades to windows and screens.

Received: 3 July 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: West Finchley

ReceivedReceived3 Jul
ValidatedValidated3 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Jul
DecidedDecided28 Jul

Decided in 25 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 38 - 44 Ballards Lane London N3 2BJ. Barnet has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Barnet's typical decision time. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across West Finchley. We hold 1,016 applications in total for the N3 postcode area.

70% of amendment 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: N3 2BJ
Application type: Non Material Amendment
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 22

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 July 2025
Target decision date: 31 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Avison Young
Agent address: The Met 24 Percy Street London W1T 2BU

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13997946
Comments: 0
Documents: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Barnet

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