New Barnet Gasworks Ensemble Road New Barnet

25/4390/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 3 August 2026

Council decision: Approve following legal agreementDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Demolition of the existing gasholder, buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the site to provide 80 residential units (Class C3), including hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, roads, footways, parking, and associated works.

Received: 4 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 27
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: East Barnet

ReceivedReceived4 Nov
ValidatedValidated4 Nov
Consult.Consultation22 Dec
TargetTarget Date3 Feb
DecidedDecided3 Aug

Decided in 272 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at New Barnet Gasworks Ensemble Road New Barnet. Barnet has handled 4,516 applications of this type. This one was decided in 272 days, 31 weeks longer than Barnet's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across East Barnet.

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

Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 80

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 22 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 10 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 22 December 2025
Target decision date: 3 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: The Minster Building 21 Mincing Lane London EC3R 7AG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 20 November 2025
Advertisement expiry: 11 December 2025
Site notice start: 13 November 2025
Site notice end: 4 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14273399
Documents: 113

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
Brownfield land register: Land Formerly Known As British Gas Works Albert Road, Albert Road, Barnet, HertsRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

2026
15 Oct
Submission of details of condition 3 (Phasing Plan) 12 (Boreholes) 22 (Construction Environmental Management…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/3725/CON
2025
4 Nov
Demolition of the existing gasholder, buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the site to provide 80…
This applicationApprovedFull25/4390/FUL

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