Which postcode districts around Barnet do we cover for listed building consent application work?
District by district across Barnet: what the housing is, who determines an application from it, and what the council charges for the privilege. The fees listed are 2026 statutory England rates and bear no relation to our own fee scale.
| Postcode | Area | Dominant stock | What it means for a listed building consent application |
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| N20 | Whetstone / Totteridge | 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas | N20 covers Whetstone and Totteridge, both determined by Barnet under the borough's own Local Plan policies. |
| NW4 | Hendon | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | A listed building consent application 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 | NW7 covers Mill Hill only; Barnet Council handles the listed building consent application. |
| NW9 | Colindale / Kingsbury | Post-war flats, new-build | NW9 is shared: Colindale sits with Barnet and Kingsbury with Brent, so the street rather than the district decides who validates the drawings. |
| NW11 | Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb | Arts & Crafts houses, Edwardian villas | NW11 covers Golders Green / Hampstead Garden Suburb only; Barnet Council handles the listed building consent application. |
| EN4 | East Barnet / Cockfosters | 1930s semi-detached dominates; Edwardian villas in Muswell Hill | A listed building consent application 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 | Not wholly. EN5 begins in Chipping Barnet but does not stop at the Greater London boundary, and a listed building standing on the Hertfordshire portion is consented by Hertsmere, not by Barnet. The listing is national — Historic England keeps the register and the grade belongs to the building wherever it stands — while the consent, the case officer and the heritage policy applied to the works all stop at that line. The address is what tells you which authority will read the application. |
| HA8 | Edgware / Burnt Oak | 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats | HA8 covers Edgware and Burnt Oak, both inside the borough, so Barnet determines the application under its own Local Plan. |
How does a listed building consent application differ street by street across Barnet?
Two Barnet streets a quarter of a mile apart can differ in pitch, in wall construction and in garden depth, and each of those decides how far a heritage-sensitive design can go.
- East Finchley (N2) — a listed building consent application in East Finchley starts from edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached, and East Finchley reads as Edwardian terraces, 1930s semi-detached. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed in N2. Barnet Council assesses East Finchley listed building consent applications against its own East Finchley character guidance, and the location plan we draw for East Finchley references Phoenix Cinema.
- Barnet (EN5) — a listed building consent application in Barnet starts from georgian fragments, 1930s semi-detached, and Barnet reads as Georgian and Victorian high street, 1930s residential. Applications on Georgian stock here almost always need a heritage statement alongside the drawings in EN5. Barnet Council assesses Barnet listed building consent applications against its own Barnet character guidance, and the location plan we draw for Barnet references Barnet High Street.
- Finchley (N3, N12) — 1930s semi-detached, Edwardian villas defines Finchley, where 1930s semi-detached, edwardian villas set what a listed building consent application can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across N3. Any Finchley listed building consent application is validated by Barnet Council, with Finchley Central the usual Finchley reference point on the site plan.
- Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11) — listed building consent application work in Hampstead Garden Suburb means arts & crafts houses, edwardian villas. Hampstead Garden Suburb is Arts & Crafts garden suburb, conservation. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed throughout NW11. Barnet Council decides the Hampstead Garden Suburb application, and Central Square anchors the Hampstead Garden Suburb location plan.
- Golders Green (NW11) — Edwardian and 1930s semi-detached defines Golders Green, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a listed building consent application can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across NW11. Any Golders Green listed building consent application is validated by Barnet Council, with Golders Green Hippodrome the usual Golders Green reference point on the site plan.
- Muswell Hill (N10) — Edwardian villas and terraces defines Muswell Hill, where edwardian villas, 1930s semi-detached set what a listed building consent application can do. Edwardian houses here typically need the same householder set plus a roof plan where a dormer is proposed across N10. Any Muswell Hill listed building consent application is validated by Barnet Council, with Alexandra Palace the usual Muswell Hill reference point on the site plan.
- Hendon (NW4) — 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats defines Hendon, where 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats set what a listed building consent application can do. On these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application across NW4. Any Hendon listed building consent application is validated by Barnet Council, with RAF Museum the usual Hendon reference point on the site plan.
How do conservation areas and Article 4 affect a listed building consent application in Barnet?
Barnet conservation designations: 20 on the council's own list, among them Mill Hill, Monken Hadley and Hampstead Garden Suburb. Designation is what removes the permitted-development route, so work that would have gone through as a prior approval becomes a full application instead. The householder application fee in England is £548. The fee for a larger householder prior approval is £249. That difference is the price of the designation. Listed building consent is a separate consent on a separate form, and there the money works differently again — Listed building consent carries no application fee in England, though it does nothing to remove the planning fee on any application running beside it.
Article 4 and your Barnet listed building consent application: Barnet Council has made no borough-wide direction, so permitted development for a listed building consent application in Barnet generally survives outside Barnet conservation areas and listed curtilages. A Lawful Development Certificate at £274 is how a N2 owner records that a listed building consent application was lawful.
What Barnet is built from: 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. That mix decides the listed building consent application route in Barnet more than the postcode does.
What happens if a Barnet property sits on a boundary?
- Brent — the Brent boundary runs against Barnet, so a listed building consent application a street from Barnet is decided by Brent Council instead. Brent runs 22 conservation areas across NW2 and its neighbours, which is why listed building consent applications priced for Barnet are re-checked against Brent policy whenever the Barnet address sits on that edge.
- Camden — adjoining Barnet, with 40 conservation areas centred on NW1. A listed building consent application on the far side of the Barnet line is determined by Camden Council, so the Barnet quote for listed building consent applications is checked against Camden guidance before it is issued.
- Haringey — cross the Barnet boundary and Haringey Council takes the listed building consent application instead, applying 29 conservation areas of its own around N4. We re-price listed building consent applications at the Barnet edge because Haringey policy and Barnet policy rarely align on listed building consent application depth.
- Enfield — adjoining Barnet, with 22 conservation areas centred on EN1. A listed building consent application on the far side of the Barnet line is determined by Enfield Council, so the Barnet quote for listed building consent applications is checked against Enfield guidance before it is issued.
Sources for this Barnet listed building consent application 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.
