Types of notices

General Notices

These notices include legal notices and those relating to licensing, grants or procurement.

These are published when work is carried out that will affect the public in some way. There are several types of Traffic Notices:

Regulations require a public consultation period of a minimum of 21 days for the most common form of Traffic Order – known as a Permanent Traffic Order.
There is a requirement to publish a Public Notice (Notice of Proposal) to announce that the local authority proposes to make a Traffic Order.
This notice must be published in a local newspaper that is circulated in the area of the proposed Traffic Order.
The council currently uses the Barnet Press and London Gazette for this purpose.

Anybody has the right to make a representation to the council regarding a proposal. This must be done in writing and state any reasons for objecting.
The council must consider any material objections it receives and in certain cases these may be referred back to the relevant decision-making bodies.
If the proposal proceeds, then a second public notice is published (called a Notice of Making) in the same publications. Once the Traffic Order is made, any carriageway markings and traffic signs associated with it will be put in place.

Experimental traffic orders are used to introduce traffic schemes so that their performance may be monitored before being made permanent.
There is scope within an experimental traffic order to make modifications to a traffic scheme and observe their effect. Experimental Orders differ from Traffic Orders in that there is no requirement to carry out a public consultation before the Experimental Traffic Order is made and brought into effect.
These can only last a maximum of 18 months and any comments made during that time will be considered before the final decision is made.

This is when it is necessary to prohibit or control vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic along the highway.
TTOs can be applied to roads, footways or public rights of way. These can only be made for works, cleaning or safety and will be advertised in the Barnet Press.

Special Events Traffic Orders are put in place to allow an event to take place. The format used is similar to that for a temporary traffic order.
Notices will be placed in the affected streets.
The Special Events Order only has effect for the duration of the event.

Copies of applications, all plans and other documents submitted with them are available for inspection:

Planning Reception
Building 4, North London Business Park
Oakleigh Road South
London, N11 1NP

For more information, Tel: 020 8359 4823/16, Email: planning.enquiries@barnet.gov.uk.

Alternatively, you can view planning applications online. They will be available for viewing for 28 days from the date of publication.