The Strategic Planning Committee of Barnet Council was scheduled to meet on 8 December 2025 at Hendon Town Hall. The agenda included a planning application for the redevelopment of the High Barnet Station Car Park, and a discussion of any urgent items raised by Councillor Nigel Young, the Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee.

High Barnet Station Car Park Redevelopment

The committee was scheduled to consider planning application 25/2671/FUL, submitted by Barratt London in partnership with Places for London, for the redevelopment of the High Barnet Station Car Park, Station Approach. The application proposed the:

Demolition of the existing buildings and structures and redevelopment of the site, comprising residential led development to provide 283 residential units (Use Class C3) and 567 sqm of flexible commercial space (Use Class E) at ground level, within 5 buildings ranging in height from 5 to 11 storeys (Buildings A - B between 6 and 11 storeys, Buildings C – D between 5 and 7 storeys, Building E at 8 storeys) together with residents cycle parking and accessible car parking spaces, landscaping and residents external amenity spaces, plus public realm and access improvements to: Barnet Hill including new pedestrian route and crossings, High Barnet station forecourt including non residential cycle parking and accessible car parking spaces, station approach including 9 short stay parking bays, and to sloped pedestrian woodland approach located at the north of the site, and associated works.

The planning officer's report, included in the public reports pack, recommended that planning permission be granted, subject to conditions and the completion of a Section 106 agreement¹, and subject to referral to the Mayor of London. The report noted that the application was within one or more of the categories which must be referred to the Mayor of London under the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008.

The report pack included a recommendation that delegated authority be granted to the Director of Planning and Building Control to make any alterations, additions, or deletions to the recommended heads of terms and/or recommended conditions as set out in this report and to further delegate this power provided this authority shall be exercised in consultation with the Chair (or in their absence the Vice Chair) of Strategic Planning Committee or Planning Committee.

The report stated that the key issues in determining the application included consideration of the proposed building heights and the loss of the station car park.

The report pack included a list of proposed planning conditions, which can be found in full in the planning conditions document. These covered a range of issues, including:

• Time limit
• Approved drawings
• Commercial floorspace
• Demolition and Construction Environmental Management and Logistics Plan
• Before and After Highway Condition Survey
• Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity)
• External Materials and Architectural Details
• Boundary treatment details
• Cycling Parking Strategy
• Car Parking Management Scheme
• EV charging
• Highway Design Requirements
• Delivery and Servicing Plan
• Air Quality measures
• Air quality from emergency generators
• Air Quality Non-Road Mobile Machinery (NRMM)
• Odour mitigation
• Commercial plant
• Noise from commercial ventilation/extraction/cooling
• Residential plant
• Noise from residential ventilation/extraction/cooling
• Emergency generators
• Insulation against internally/externally generated noise
• Additional acoustic information for activities within Use Class E
• Land contamination
• Flood Risk and surface water drainage strategy
• External Lighting Strategy
• Site Management Strategy
• Detailed Landscaping and public realm scheme strategy
• Landscape Management Plan (LEMP)
• Replanting of landscaping
• Arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan
• Wind Mitigation
• Site levels
• Excavations check
• Green Roof
• Biodiversity Enhancement Plan
• Protected Species Badgers
• Ecological Supervision of Works
• Material Changes Check (inspection)
• Biodiversity gain plan required
• Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan (HMMP)
• Non-Native Invasive Species Management
• Protective Barrier Fencing
• Urban greening factor
• Part M4(3) wheelchair user dwellings and Part M4(2) accessible and adaptable dwellings
• Hours of Construction
• Rooftop telecommunications restrictions
• Waste and Recycling Strategy
• Secured by Design Accreditation
• Fire safety
• Full fibre connectivity infrastructure provisions
• BREEAM[^1] [^1]: BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is a sustainability assessment method for buildings.
• Passivhaus certification
• Photovoltaic panels
• Whole life carbon
• Circular economy
• Pedestrian access to high barnet station
• Thames water Piling Method Statement

The report pack also included a list of proposed heads of terms for the Section 106 agreement:

1. Legal Professional Costs Recovery
2. Enforceability
3. Indexation
4. Residential Travel Plan (RTP)
5. Commercial Travel Plan (CTP)
6. CCTV contribution
7. Employment and Enterprise
8. Biodiversity Net Gain
9. Affordable Housing
10. Carbon Offset Contribution & Be Seen Energy Monitoring
11. Transport/Highways and Public Realm
12. Play space shortfall Offsite contribution of £69,359.52 for 229m2 12+ play provision within close proximity to the site.
13. Monitoring of Legal Agreement

The report noted that the application had been subject to extensive pre-application engagement and public consultation, and that while objections focused on height, character, and parking loss, the scheme had been reviewed by statutory consultees and technical specialists who confirmed that all material planning considerations were satisfactorily addressed subject to recommended planning conditions, Section 106 obligations and/or Highways Agreements pursuant to Section 278/38 of the Highways Act.

Urgent Items

The agenda allowed for any urgent items that Councillor Nigel Young, the Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, considered necessary to be discussed.