The Planning Committee of Barnet Council met on Wednesday 09 September 2026, approving all seven planning applications discussed. These included extensions and conversions at Gloucester House, 89 Lichfield Grove, 31 Foscote Road, First Floor Flat at 11 St Mary's Road, and Raymond Court, as well as listed building consent and householder planning applications for 8 North Square.

Gloucester House, 150 Woodside Lane

The committee approved an application for an additional storey to provide four new flats atop an existing two-storey building at Gloucester House. This decision followed a previous refusal for a similar proposal, with the revised plans addressing concerns about excessive glazing, angled bays, and impact on future occupiers' amenity. The revised scheme includes a reduction in glazing, screening, and the removal of angled bays. Four parking spaces have been allocated, with a Section 106 agreement to restrict further on-street permit applications. Objections had been raised regarding overlooking, height, and the impact on neighbouring properties' privacy and amenity.

8 North Square

Both a listed building consent application (26/1110/LBC) and a householder planning application (26/1111/HSE) for 8 North Square were unanimously approved. The applications sought permission for internal and external alterations to the Grade II* listed building, including the conversion of the rear garage and utility room into a habitable room. The external works involve raising the roof of the garage, extending a window to become a door, and replacing two smaller windows with a new single window. These changes are intended to support the creation of a new kitchen-dining room and rationalise internal spaces. Objections had been raised concerning the impact on the heritage asset, the proportion and character of the new window/door arrangement, and potential noise and disturbance to neighbours. However, consultees including Historic England, the Hampstead Garden Suburb Trust, and the Lutyens Trust raised no objections.

89 Lichfield Grove

A single-storey rear extension with a rooflight, and the addition of front and rear facing rooflights to the existing roof, at 89 Lichfield Grove were unanimously approved. This application followed a previous refusal for a larger extension and a change of use to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), which was dismissed at appeal. The current proposal is for a single-family dwelling and has been reduced in width and set back from the boundary with No. 87 Lichfield Grove to address previous concerns about outlook and enclosure. Objections had focused on loss of outlook, light, daylight and sunlight, and the scale and depth of the extension.

31 Foscote Road

The committee unanimously approved a variation of condition 1 for planning permission 26/0653/HSE at 31 Foscote Road. This variation sought to reduce the size of an already approved single-storey side and rear extension. The amended scheme features a reduced width for the extension and a flush side wall, making it materially smaller than the previously approved development. No objections were received from neighbours.

First Floor Flat, 11 St Mary's Road

A roof extension involving a rear dormer and three front-facing rooflights at 11 St Mary's Road was unanimously approved. The proposal aims to increase the living space of the first-floor flat. Concerns were raised by 19 objectors regarding overdevelopment, potential misuse as an HMO, loss of privacy and sunlight, harm to the street scene, increased parking pressure, and inadequate waste management. The committee noted that concerns about potential HMO use were not material to this application, which was for a roof extension to an existing flat. The proposed dormer was considered to be in keeping with the character of the area, and not to cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenities.

Raymond Court, Pembroke Road

A mansard roof extension with front and rear dormer windows and side rooflights to provide four additional self-contained flats at Raymond Court was unanimously approved. The proposal also includes associated vehicular access, parking, amenity space, refuse and recycling, and cycle storage. This application followed a history of previous applications and appeals, with the current proposal representing a revised design. Objections had been raised concerning the proposed height, overdevelopment, structural integrity, noise disturbance, parking, and loss of light and privacy. However, the committee noted that a similar mansard roof extension had been previously found acceptable on appeal, and the current design was considered an improvement. Conditions were imposed regarding sound insulation and construction management.