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National Institute For Medical Research The Ridgeway London NW7 1AA

26/0467/NMANon Material AmendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 25 February 2026

Council decision: Approve

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Non-material amendments to planning permission reference 20/1893/FUL dated 23/11/20 for 'Full Planning Application for the construction of 5 buildings of between 5 - 8 storeys in height, with associated basement, comprising up to 189 residential units and provision of new office (B1a) and leisure (D2) floorspace and a new publicly accessible café (A3). Associated car and cycle parking, refuse storage and amenity space.' Amendments include relocation of visitor parking space and retention of 8no. temporary parking spaces

Received
6 February 2026
Ward
Mill Hill
  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Mar
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at National Institute For Medical Research The Ridgeway London NW7 1AA. Barnet has handled 579 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than Barnet's typical decision time. The site is in the Mill Hill conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 132 applications across Mill Hill. We hold 1,046 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 1AA
Application type
Non Material Amendment
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
189

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Target decision date
6 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RM_Architects
Architect profile
RM ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Clearwater Yard 35 Inverness Street London London, City of NW1 7HB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14682714
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 HillPart of the site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Area 1+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/HE/3Part of the site
  • Green belt: Barnet
  • Brownfield land register: öNational Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway,Mill Hill,NW7 1AAöRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (19)

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 and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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

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Source: Barnet

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