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1, Argyle Road, North Finchley, N12 7NU

25/4519/RCUHouseholder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 February 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Installation of football goal net with floodlights, boundary netting and supports (Retrospective Application)

Submitted
10 December 2025
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Feb

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 1, Argyle Road, North Finchley, N12 7NU. Barnet has handled 1,187 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across TW22. We hold 796 applications in total for the N12 postcode area.

82% of householder planning permission 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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Why it was refused

  1. The as built netting and lighting structures by reason of their size, siting, incongruous design, and prominent height, result in a visually intrusive, discordant and inappropriate form of development which would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the host site and the local area. The proposed development would therefore be contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CDH01 of the Barnet Local Plan (Adopted March 2025) and the LB Barnet Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016).
  2. The as built netting and lighting structures, by reason of their size, siting, height and proximity to neighbouring boundaries, appear overbearing and visually obtrusive, result in adverse light pollution and a loss of outlook detrimental to the visual and residential amenities of the neighbouring occupiers at Nos. 28, 30, 32, and 34 Westbury Road and No. 2 Argyle Road, contrary to Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CDH01 of the Barnet Local Plan 2025, and the Residential Design Guidance SPD (2016).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
N12 7NU
Application type
Householder planning permission

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.

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Source: Barnet

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