Hotel Unique, Finchley Road, Childs Hill development
Barnet Council's Planning Committee has approved plans for the Hotel Unique development on Finchley Road.
Barnet Council's Planning Committee unanimously approved plans for the Hotel Unique development on Finchley Road in October 2026. The project involves demolishing existing structures, including a jet car wash and buildings at 4 Golders Green Crescent and View Lodge, to construct a new four-storey hotel with 114 rooms.
The approved plans also include the refurbishment of an existing building to house a coffee shop and 16 hotel rooms. A report to the committee described the structures to be demolished as largely temporary-looking, leaving a gap in the streetscape at a central juncture.
Key facts
- Barnet Council's Planning Committee approved the Hotel Unique development in October 2026. Source
- The approved plans include a new four-storey hotel with 114 rooms. Source
- Existing structures, including a jet car wash, will be demolished. Source
- An existing building will be refurbished for a coffee shop and 16 hotel rooms. Source
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