Hendon is characterised by 1930s semi-detached, post-war flats, concentrated across NW4 in the
Hendon area. The 1930s semi-detached across Hendon decides how a scheme is built, not just how it looks. On NW4 plots specifically, on these 1930s semis the prior approval route often replaces a full application, and the drawing set is smaller as a result. On a Hendon terrace it governs the rear opening width. Because the Hendon streetscape near RAF Museum is consistent, departures in ridge height read immediately in an officer report.
Barnet sets no special basement rule, so a Hendon lower-ground scheme stands or falls on the engineering and the neighbours. The Hendon measured survey is reused across architectural drawings for NW4 properties and building regulations drawings, so the cost lands once.
What the Hendon drawing pack contains
Each Hendon instruction produces this set of drawings.
- site location plan for the Hendon property
- block plan
- existing and proposed floor plans
- existing and proposed elevations
- Design & Access Statement
Streets and landmarks we survey around Hendon
- Golders Green — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Golders Green plot.
- Childs Hill — frontages visible from the highway, so Hampstead Garden Suburb materials detail governs the Childs Hill elevation.
- North Circular Road — frontages visible from the highway, so Hampstead Garden Suburb materials detail governs the North Circular Road elevation.
- Edgware Road — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Edgware Road plot.
- Watling Street — gardens deep enough for the 8 weeks householder route on a Watling Street plot.
- Canons Park — shared flank walls, so Canons Park party structure notices go out before work starts.
- Mill Hill — front-to-back level changes that drive the Mill Hill section drawings.
- Sunny Hill Park — frontages visible from the highway, so Hampstead Garden Suburb materials detail governs the Sunny Hill Park elevation.
- RAF Museum — schemes in view of it attract closer officer scrutiny.
- Finchley Memorial Hospital — nearby 1930s semi-detached takes its scale from this frontage.
- Hendon Library — a Hendon roof extension is judged against the datum it sets.
- Brent Reservoir — proposals within its setting are drawn with the context elevation included.
- Hasmonean High School — it fixes the local datum a Hendon roof extension is judged against.
Getting to a Hendon survey
Surveyors travel to NW4 addresses from the studio; the nearest stations are
Hendon, Hendon Central, Welsh Harp. Appointments are booked in Hendon on weekdays and Saturdays,
and the measured survey of a standard 1930s semi-detached takes two to three hours.
Where Hendon sits
Hendon lies 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Charing Cross, on Ordnance Survey grid reference TQ229887. Those coordinates matter in practice: a site location plan for Barnet Council must be drawn to a recognised scale over the correct grid square. Source.
Practical detail for a Hendon submission: Hendon and Hendon Central and Welsh Harp cover the NW4 area; mail for Hendon routes via LONDON; dialling code 020. Site plans are drawn to the address as Barnet Council holds it.
Hendon postcode coverage
Our Hendon coverage takes in NW4 (Hendon), which Hendon holds on its own.
Streets and stations in Hendon
Typical Hendon work sits on Golders Green, Childs Hill, North Circular Road, Edgware Road, Watling Street, Canons Park, Mill Hill and Sunny Hill Park. most Hendon sites are within walking distance of Hendon or Hendon Central or Welsh Harp.
Areas we cover around Hendon
Work spreads across Bush Hill Park (EN1), Oakwood (N14), Finchley (N3, N12), Hampstead Garden Suburb (NW11), Golders Green (NW11), Muswell Hill (N10) as well as Hendon itself.
