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Barnet.

Barnet is a London borough with an approval rate of 79% across 17,945 substantive planning decisions spanning 30 wards. Most decisions here are made under delegation rather than at committee.[1]

Outer London30 wards700 appeals98% delegated
Wards shaded by approval rate · click one to open it
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All years · subscriber →across all years on record — a period re-scopes the headline figures and the trend
At a glance · tap a metric to drill into this boroughAll investigations →
What wins here — Barnet's policy playbook[3]

What Barnet actually approves — its whole decision record, by application type — and the grounds its committee refuses on. Click through for the refusal grounds and the policies cited in the minutes.

Householder
Full / major
Lawful
Conditions
Data from publicly available Barnet planning records and committee minutes 2020-01 – 2026-05.
Case officers
Officer
Active
Applications
Approval rate
Mostly decides
Active
882
78%
Householder
Active
754
78%
Householder
Active
666
84%
Householder
to 2024-09
594
81%
Householder
Active
524
59%
Full / major planning
Active
504
91%
Householder
to 2025-01
461
71%
Full / major planning
Active
438
74%
Householder
Active
432
80%
Householder
Active
392
89%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
380
79%
Householder
Active
373
64%
Full / major planning
Active
882
78%
Householder
Active
754
78%
Householder
Active
666
84%
Householder
Show all 12 rows
to 2024-09
594
81%
Householder
Active
524
59%
Full / major planning
Active
504
91%
Householder
to 2025-01
461
71%
Full / major planning
Active
438
74%
Householder
Active
432
80%
Householder
Active
392
89%
Full / major planning
to 2023-10
380
79%
Householder
Active
373
64%
Full / major planning

Approval rates per officer, 2020–2026. Based on decided applications only. All Barnet officers →

Planning committee members
Councillor
Ward
Party
Active
Cttee votes
Leaning
East Finchley
Labour
Active
218
subscribers
Finchley Church End
Conservative
to 2024-10
92
subscribers
Conservative
Active
79
subscribers
Underhill
Labour
Active
64
subscribers
Labour
Active
53
subscribers
Mill Hill
Conservative
Active
52
subscribers
Childs Hill
Labour
Active
48
subscribers
Colindale South
Labour
Active
46
subscribers
East Finchley
Labour
Active
218
subscribers
Finchley Church End
Conservative
to 2024-10
92
subscribers
Conservative
Active
79
subscribers
Show all 8 rows
Underhill
Labour
Active
64
subscribers
Labour
Active
53
subscribers
Mill Hill
Conservative
Active
52
subscribers
Childs Hill
Labour
Active
48
subscribers
Colindale South
Labour
Active
46
subscribers

Councillors on Barnet's planning committee, by their recorded committee votes. “Leaning” = whether they tend to vote to approve or refuse. Full voting records →

Wards — ranked
Ward
Applications
Approval rate
Refusal rate
1,024
93%
6.9%
296
86%
14.3%
582
85%
15.3%
164
84%
16.1%
726
84%
16.5%
172
82%
18.1%
76
81%
18.8%
289
80%
19.6%
510
80%
19.8%
1,229
80%
19.8%
115
80%
20.0%
315
79%
21.0%
339
79%
21.1%
446
79%
21.4%
416
78%
22.3%
826
78%
22.4%
829
77%
22.5%
1,178
77%
22.5%
847
77%
22.6%
503
77%
23.3%
1,102
76%
23.7%
430
76%
23.9%
872
76%
23.9%
880
76%
24.5%
701
75%
25.2%
1,110
73%
26.9%
3
67%
33.3%
565
66%
34.5%
1,024
93%
6.9%
296
86%
14.3%
582
85%
15.3%
Show all 30 rows
164
84%
16.1%
726
84%
16.5%
172
82%
18.1%
76
81%
18.8%
289
80%
19.6%
510
80%
19.8%
1,229
80%
19.8%
115
80%
20.0%
315
79%
21.0%
339
79%
21.1%
446
79%
21.4%
416
78%
22.3%
826
78%
22.4%
829
77%
22.5%
1,178
77%
22.5%
847
77%
22.6%
503
77%
23.3%
1,102
76%
23.7%
430
76%
23.9%
872
76%
23.9%
880
76%
24.5%
701
75%
25.2%
1,110
73%
26.9%
3
67%
33.3%
565
66%
34.5%

Click the map above to explore spatially, or a row to open the ward profile.

Consultant performance
Consultant
Applications
Approval rate
1. UPP Architects + Town Planners
270
80%
2. henry planning ltd
221
67%
3. EA Town Planning Ltd
217
69%
4. Great Plans
180
70%
5. Alan Cox Associates
177
74%
6. ADARA
172
85%
7. John Rowan & Partners
164
100%
8. UPP - Urban Planning Practice
128
80%
1. UPP Architects + Town Planners
270
80%
2. henry planning ltd
221
67%
3. EA Town Planning Ltd
217
69%
Show all 8 rows
4. Great Plans
180
70%
5. Alan Cox Associates
177
74%
6. ADARA
172
85%
7. John Rowan & Partners
164
100%
8. UPP - Urban Planning Practice
128
80%

Rankings based on applications submitted and decided. Performance from public planning records.

At a glance[2]
BoroughBarnet
London approval avg81%
London overturn avg26%
Total appeals700
Appeals allowed192 (27.4%)
Conditions / approval4.55
Local plan

The adopted Barnet Local Plan (targets, CIL, plan period) is a separate source still being loaded. What the record already shows: which applications win here, and the grounds refusals cite.

What wins →

Sources & method
  1. [1]Approval rates, decision times, delegation and ward breakdowns — London Borough of Barnet planning register and published decision notices, 2020–2026. · methodology
  2. [2]London benchmarks, appeal overturn rates, appeals allowed and costs awarded — Planning Inspectorate (PINS) published appeal decisions. · PINS appeals casework
  3. [3]“What wins here” — Barnet’s substantive decision record grouped by application type; committee refusal grounds and cited policies coded from published committee minutes.
  4. [4]Condition load — mean effective conditions attached to Barnet grant/split decision notices, parsed from the published notice text (3,901 high-confidence notices).
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.