128 - 130 Woodfield Drive Barnet EN4 8PB

1. 1.The proposed hardstanding and associated works, including substantial excavation, the construction of new boundary walls, staircases and railings, would, by reason of their design, appearance, scale and extent, constitute an unsympathetic and incongruous form of development. The proposal would appear overly engineered and would result in the significant loss of the verdant character and soft landscaped frontage of the site, thereby causing harm to the character and appearance of both the application site and the wider street scene. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policies CDH01 and CDH05 of the LB Barnet Local Plan (2025), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), and the Sustainable Design and Development SPD (2026).
2. 2.The proposed vehicular crossover and off-street parking arrangement, by reason of the constrained dimensions of the site, the limited width of the proposed parking spaces, the site's location within a cul-de-sac around a central island, and the presence of on-street parking in the vicinity, would not provide sufficient space for vehicles to safely manoeuvre into and out of the site. As a result, vehicles would be likely to undertake difficult and unsafe manoeuvres within the public highway, to the detriment of pedestrian and highway safety and the free flow of traffic. The proposal therefore represents an unacceptable risk to highway safety, contrary to Policy TRC01 of the Barnet Local Plan (2025), Policy T4 of the London Plan (2021) and the Barnet Domestic Vehicle Crossover Policy (2019).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

EN4 8PB

Application type

Full Application

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

1 September 2026

Consultation expiry

1 October 2026

Target decision date

27 October 2026

Agent address

45 Victoria Road South Woodford London E18 1LJ

Statutory period

56 days

Site notice start

10 September 2026

Site notice end

1 October 2026

Planning Portal ID

PP-15191093

Comments

0

Documents

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