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9, Neville Drive, East Finchley, N2 0QS

26/0606/RCUFull planning permissionRefused
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Refused on 14 April 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retention of excavations at basement level (retrospective)

Submitted
17 February 2026
  1. Received17 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at 9, Neville Drive, East Finchley, N2 0QS. Barnet has handled 768 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Hampstead Garden Suburb conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 134 applications across GS22. We hold 919 applications in total for the N2 postcode area.

62% of full 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 development, by reason of the excavations at basement level and their visual manifestation at ground level, would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the application site and wider Conservation Area, contrary to Policy D3 and HC1 of the London Plan (2021), and Policies CDH01, CDH06 and CDH08 of Barnet's Local Plan (adopted March 2025).
  2. The demolition of the pre-existing dwellinghouse and the retention of the excavations at basement level would result in the loss of a family sized dwellinghouse, contrary to Policy H8 of the London Plan (2021) and Policy HOU02 of the adopted Local Plan (2025).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
N2 0QS
Application type
Full planning permission

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Hampstead Garden Suburb
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 for Hampstead Garden Suburb CA Area 1+1 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref TRE/FI/37Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    23 Oct

    Submission of details of condition 2i (Proposed start date) pursuant to planning permission 26/1951/FUL

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/3862/CON
  2. 2026
    29 Sep

    Submission of details of conditions 3 (Materials), 6 (Demolition and Construction Management and Logistics…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/3522/CON
  3. 2026
    28 Sep

    Submission of details of condition 15 (Levels) pursuant to planning permission 26/1951/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/3251/CON
  4. 2026
    27 May

    Part proposed and part retrospective application for: Retention of excavations at basement level…

    ApprovedFull planning permission26/1951/FUL
  5. 2026
    18 Feb

    Erection of a two storey dwelling with rooms in the roof-space

    RefusedFull Application26/0621/FUL
  6. 2025
    21 May

    Erection of a two storey dwelling with basement level and rooms in the roofspace

    RefusedFull Application25/2121/FUL

Source: Barnet

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