Skip to content

49 The Grove London N3 1QT

25/2825/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 18 September 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Alterations and extensions to existing property to provide 1no. additional self-contained flat at second floor level and extensions to existing 4no. flats, including: Demolition of existing rear extensions; Creation of new basement level including lowering floor level of existing storage areas with associated lightwell to front and lower ground floor rear extension with associated sunken courtyard and access steps to garden; Ground and first floor rear extension; Roof extension including rear dormer window and insertion of front and rear facing rooflights; Provision of new soft landscaping to front, 1no. car parking space, cycle storage and refuse and recycling storage

Received
4 July 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Finchley
Agent
Henry Planning Ltd
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.8 Aug
  4. Target2 Sep
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 49 The Grove London N3 1QT. Barnet has handled 4,516 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Barnet's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across West Finchley. We hold 1,017 applications in total for the N3 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
N3 1QT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2025
Consultation expiry
8 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start
11 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
8 August 2025
Target decision date
2 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Henry Planning Ltd
Agent address
163 Church Hill Road East Barnet EN4 8PQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
17 July 2025
Site notice end
7 August 2025

Appeal

Appeal reference
25/00290/AREF
Appeal status
Appeal in progress

Appeal history

6002540
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 31 March 2026Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14141878
Comments
0
Documents
12

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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Barnet

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near N3

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report