Planning Drawings · Barnet
Planning Permission Drawings in Barnet
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3–4 weeks to submission
Covering all Barnet postcodes
They are read against a borough that approves close to the London average and loses more appeals than any other. Barnet approved 83.5% of 4,584 householder decisions, and the Inspectorate allowed 47.2% of the 1,078 appeals that followed a refusal.
| Measure | Barnet | London |
|---|---|---|
| Householder approval rate | 83.5% | 83.0% |
| Householder decisions made | 4,584 | 77,680 |
| Appeals allowed after refusal | 47.2% of 1,078 | 39.0% of 15,646 |
| Decided inside eight weeks | 91.8% | — |
| Enforcement notices issued | 309 | 3,554 |
| Planning drawing package | from £840 | our fixed fee |
| Householder planning application fee | £548 | statutory, England 2026 |
Sources: decision and enforcement figures from MHCLG District Planning Application Statistics (PS1 and PS2), twelve quarters to March 2026; appeals from Planning Inspectorate casework decided 2016–2026; the statutory fee from the Fees for Applications Regulations 2012 as amended; the package fee is our own published fixed fee. Retrieved 1 September 2026.
In Barnet — 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill for the most part — a planning permission drawings package is the full measured-survey-to-submission drawing set London Borough of Barnet needs in order to determine an application: existing and proposed plans, elevations and sections at 1:100 and 1:50, a location and site plan, and the supporting statements the case officer asks for.
Prepared and reviewed by the chartered technologist team at Architectural Drawings London — MCIAT chartered, £2m PI insured.Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
Housing stock in Barnet: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill, Finchley; Garden Suburb Arts & Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb; post-war flats in Colindale.
Character: Suburban outer-London borough; permitted development used heavily; Hampstead Garden Suburb has its own residents' trust with additional design controls.
A chartered technologist visits and laser-measures every room. Typically 60–90 minutes on site.
Drafted in Revit or AutoCAD at 1:100 or 1:50. Fully annotated and council-ready.
Unlimited revisions until you approve. Shadow studies for committee-sensitive applications.
Site location plan, block plan, Design & Access Statement where required.
We lodge the application with Barnet Council and pay statutory fees directly.
Every officer query, consultation response and amendment handled through to determination.
Single planning or regs submission.
Planning + building regs + structural.
Listed, conservation, complex sites.
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Build costs are separate and quoted by your contractor. See our published fees.
Every Barnet postcode district we draw in, the stock that dominates it and the authority that validates a planning drawing set there. Barnet fees below are the statutory England rates for 2026, not planning drawing set estimates.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a planning drawing set |
|---|---|---|---|
| N20 | Whetstone / Totteridge | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | N20 covers Whetstone / Totteridge only; Barnet Council handles the planning drawing set, and Whetstone / Totteridge case officers apply the N20 conservation-area map. |
| NW4 | Hendon | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | A planning drawing set at an NW4 address in Hendon is determined by Barnet Council under its own Local Plan policies for Hendon. |
| NW7 | Mill Hill | Georgian villas, 1930s detached and semi-detached | Mill Hill sits wholly inside NW7, so Barnet Council validates every planning drawing set submitted from an NW7 address. |
| NW9 | Colindale / Kingsbury | Post-war flats, new-build | A planning drawing set in Colindale / Kingsbury may land with Barnet Council or Brent Council — NW9 crosses the boundary, and the NW9 policies map decides it street by street. |
| NW11 | Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb | Arts & Crafts houses, Edwardian villas | Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb sits wholly inside NW11, so Barnet Council validates every planning drawing set submitted from an NW11 address. |
| EN4 | East Barnet / Cockfosters | 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill | A planning drawing set in East Barnet / Cockfosters may land with Barnet Council or Enfield Council — EN4 crosses the boundary, and the EN4 policies map decides it street by street. |
| EN5 | Barnet / Arkley | Georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached | Barnet / Arkley sits wholly inside EN5, so Barnet Council validates every planning drawing set submitted from an EN5 address. |
| HA8 | Edgware / Burnt Oak | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | HA8 covers Edgware / Burnt Oak only; Barnet Council handles the planning drawing set, and Edgware / Burnt Oak case officers apply the HA8 conservation-area map. |
Roof pitch, wall build-up and plot depth change every few Barnet streets, and each one changes what a planning drawing set can achieve at that address.
How designation changes a Barnet planning drawing set: Barnet Council maintains 20 conservation areas, including Monken Hadley, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Mill Hill. Inside any of them a Barnet planning drawing set cannot rely on permitted development, and the route becomes a £548 householder application determined in 8 weeks rather than a £249 prior approval in 6 weeks. Hendon sets the tone for Barnet casework.
Barnet permitted development status: there is no borough-wide direction from Barnet Council, so a planning drawing set at a N2 address is normally still permitted development. We certify that with a £274 Lawful Development Certificate rather than leaving a Barnet sale to argue it later.
Barnet housing stock: 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill, Finchley; Garden Suburb Arts & Crafts in Hampstead Garden Suburb; post-war flats in Colindale. Suburban outer-London borough; permitted development used heavily; Hampstead Garden Suburb has its own residents' trust with additional design controls. Read that before choosing a planning drawing set route in Barnet — construction, not postcode, sets what is achievable. Barnet Council charges £548 for a householder application and has 8 weeks to determine it.
Sources for this Barnet planning drawing set page: borough policies maps and conservation-area registers (2025–26), Royal Mail postcode district boundaries, the Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications) (England) Regulations, the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 as amended, and the Party Wall etc. Act 1996.
Of 844 appeals on new-dwelling schemes decided in Barnet over the window covering appeals decided 2016-2026, an appeal against Barnet succeeded more often than the London norm — 30.7% against 22.4% city-wide. 259 were allowed and 581 dismissed, with 4 split. Schemes creating a new home - conversions, infills, small developments - carry the most risk, and these 844 Barnet appeals are only the ones refused or left undetermined, never the approvals.
Half of those Barnet appeals took more than 104 days to decide from the day the appeal started — time added on top of the council's own determination period, which is the argument for getting the application right first. 5.2% affected the setting of a listed building. 97.0% were decided by written representations rather than a hearing or inquiry, meaning the written case and the drawings were the whole of the evidence.
844 appeals on new-dwelling schemes decided in Barnet. Source: Planning Inspectorate casework, OGL v3.0.
Direct answers to the questions Barnet homeowners ask every week about planning permission drawings.
Start a free quote →Our Barnet planning fee is fixed before we start and depends on the route — a householder application is the simplest, while major works, change of use and flat conversions carry more drawings and supporting documents. Barnet Council also charges its own statutory application fee on top, set nationally. See our fees for current figures.
Once validated, Barnet Council aims to decide householder applications within 8 weeks and major applications within 13 weeks — consistent with statutory targets. Our typical end-to-end timeline from instruction to submission is 3–4 weeks.
Barnet does not currently have a borough-wide Article 4 Direction for residential extensions or HMO conversions. Most householder permitted development rights apply normally in Barnet — though conservation areas and listed buildings still restrict PD. We confirm at the free site survey.
Barnet has 20 designated conservation areas, including Hampstead Garden Suburb, Mill Hill, Hendon and others. Planning applications within conservation areas require additional heritage consideration and often a Heritage Statement.
For most householder work in Barnet, a chartered architectural technologist delivers the same planning outcomes as a dedicated consultant — usually at lower cost. Our MCIAT-chartered team handles drawings, submission and agent liaison as one package.
We cover all Barnet postcodes — N2, N3, N10, N11, N12, N14, N20, NW2, NW4, NW7, NW9, NW11, EN4, EN5 — as well as the immediately adjacent boroughs. Survey appointments are available within 3 working days across Barnet.
Barnet's 1930s semi-detached dominates housing stock and 20 conservation areas mean that design quality matters. Barnet Council officers are experienced reviewers; well-drawn, consistent applications are processed faster than revisions-heavy ones.
Yes — Planning Inspectorate appeals are available as a right within 12 weeks of refusal from Barnet Council. Written representations take 16–20 weeks; hearings 24–32 weeks. We prepare appeal statements and revised drawings for cases where refusal was on design or policy grounds.
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