Planning drawings in Barnet

Barnet's decisions and appeals in numbers

In its latest twelve months Barnet granted 80.2 per cent of the 1,361 householder applications it decided, and 95.1 per cent were decided on time or within an agreed extension.

The appeal record adds a second view. Of 413 householder appeals decided by the Planning Inspectorate over five years, 50.6 per cent were allowed. That tells us a refusal here is sometimes overturned, though an appeal takes months and costs money, so a clean first submission is the better plan.

These are borough-wide figures from public datasets. They describe the past, and none of them predicts what happens to your application.

Trees, green belt and heritage in Barnet

Barnet has 718 tree preservation orders, and a protected tree near an extension changes what can be built and where. Our constraints check looks for them before any design work, and the block plan marks root protection where it applies.

Green belt polygons cover 28 per cent of the borough. Houses there face tighter rules on the size of extensions and outbuildings.

The council publishes 16 conservation areas and 15 Article 4 directions, and Historic England lists 651 entries in the borough. Inside a conservation area, permitted development is cut back and a loft enlargement needs an application.

Choosing the route for a Barnet home

52.5 per cent of Barnet households live in a house or bungalow, so rear extensions, loft conversions and garage conversions are common projects. For many of these, permitted development is available, and a Lawful Development Certificate in Barnet puts that in writing.

When a project exceeds the limits, or the address sits in a protected area, a householder application follows. The council fee is £548, and the council has 8 weeks to decide unless you agree more time.

Barnet also has an Article 4 direction for houses in multiple occupation, so a plan to let by the room is assessed separately.

What you receive and what it costs

Each set holds existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections, a location plan and a block plan, with scale and north stated. The price starts at £745, VAT included and fixed before you commit.

A second chartered technologist reads every sheet before submission. If the council asks for changes we redraw at no charge until approval, though we cannot promise a decision.

Where to go next in Barnet

The borough overview is at architectural drawings in Barnet. If the council refuses, our planning appeals in Barnet service takes over. For the technical stage, see building regulations drawings.

Compare neighbouring rules in Hertsmere, Enfield and Harrow, or read the national route on planning drawings in London.