Watch Tower House The Ridgeway London NW7 1RS

25/4852/NMANon Material AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 10 December 2025

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Non-material amendments to planning permission reference dated 22/0649/FUL dated 22/12/23 (as amended by 24/4095/NMA) for 'Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and redevelopment of the site including construction of 10no new buildings, ranging from 1 to 5 storeys (plus basement) in height and refurbishment of and extension to Bittacy Cottage - comprising 175 units of specialist older persons housing (Class C2) with ancillary communal facilities, 9no. residential dwellings (Class C3) and a community facility (Flexible Class F1/F2/E) alongside public open space, provision of car and cycle parking, associated landscaping and associated works.' Amendments include changes to the description of development and introduction of an additional condition, to enable phasing of the development

Received: 3 December 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: London Borough of Barnet
Ward: Mill Hill

ReceivedReceived3 Dec
ValidatedValidated3 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date31 Dec
DecidedDecided10 Dec

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Watch Tower House The Ridgeway London NW7 1RS. Barnet has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 7 weeks quicker than Barnet's typical decision time. The site is in the Mill Hill conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 132 applications across Mill Hill. We hold 1,044 applications in total for the NW7 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: NW7 1RS
Application type: Non Material Amendment
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 175

Planning application dates

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

Applicant and agent

Agent: Avison Young
Agent address: The Met Percey Street London W1T 2BS

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14538398
Comments: 0
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Mill Hill
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1
Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/HE/3Part of the site · +1 more
Green belt: Barnet
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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