Barnet Council's Planning Committee has approved six planning applications, including proposals for additional storeys and extensions to residential buildings, and alterations to a listed building. The decisions were made during a meeting held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
Among the approved applications was a proposal for an additional storey to provide four new flats at Gloucester House, 150 Woodside Lane. This decision followed a previous refusal for a similar scheme. The original refusal cited concerns regarding excessive glazing,
the addition of angled bays on the elevation facing Stephen's Lodge,
the impact on the amenity of future occupiers by virtue of the restricted outlook,
and the absence of parking provision.
The revised design has addressed these issues by rationalising the design, reducing glazing, and incorporating screening
and removing the angled bays. Four parking spaces have been allocated, and a Section 106 agreement has been put in place to restrict further on-street permit applications.
At 89 Lichfield Grove, a single-storey rear extension with a rooflight and two additional rooflights to the existing roof slope was approved. This application followed a previous refusal and dismissed appeal for a larger extension and a change of use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The current proposal was deemed to have addressed previous concerns regarding the amenity of neighbouring properties, particularly regarding outlook and the scale of the extension.
Approval was also granted for a roof extension involving a rear dormer and three rooflights to an existing first-floor flat at 11 St Marys Road. Concerns raised by objectors included potential overdevelopment, misuse as an HMO, and impact on street character.
The committee considered that the proposal was for a roof extension to an existing flat and not a change of use,
and that any future HMO application would be assessed separately.
The design was deemed to be in keeping with the character of the area, and the impact on neighbouring amenity was considered acceptable.
Two applications concerning 8 North Square, a Grade II* listed building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, were approved. These included Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to convert the existing garage and utility room into a habitable room, and Householder Planning Enforcement for the same works. Objectors raised concerns about the impact on the heritage asset and the external changes.
The committee noted that the works were to a later addition to the main house and would not be visible from the public highway.
The garage, the focus of the alterations, was built approximately 30 years after the original house, with its architect, Sutcliffe, closely following Lutyens' intent in terms of materials and appearance. The report also notes that the rear of the house had already been altered in the 1930s and 40s, with original fabric already lost in that location.
Raymond Court, Pembroke Road, will see a mansard roof extension to provide four additional self-contained flats. This decision follows a history of previous applications and appeals concerning additional residential units at the site.
The current revised design was considered an improvement on previous schemes, with the mansard roof set in from the side elevations to reduce its visual impact.
Finally, permission was granted for a variation of condition for a single-storey side and rear extension at 31 Foscote Road. The application was a Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans)
and involved a reduction in the width of the approved extension
by 7.345m, bringing it to a width of 4.595m at its rear end.
This reduction was considered acceptable and would not result in undue impact on the character of the site or surrounding area.
Further details on these planning applications can be found in the Public reports pack for the meeting.
