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Victoria Lodge update
Planning consent for six flats to be built on the site of the Victoria Lodge was refused by Barnet Council’s Planning Committee in September 2018. The Planning Inspectorate subsequently granted permission following an appeal by the applicant.
Last updated: 26 November, 2018
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Have your say on ward boundaries review
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) are about to start an electoral review of the London Borough of Barnet. The review will draw new council ward boundaries across the borough to make sure each councillor represents an equal number of voters.
Last updated: 29 August, 2018
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Parking scam warning
We have received reports from other London boroughs of vulnerable people being targeted by a ‘well-dressed and spoken individual of Middle Eastern origin’ presenting himself as a concerned member of public and encouraging people or assisting them when paying to park.
Last updated: 24 August, 2018
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Care leavers to receive Council Tax exemptions
Barnet Council will give a helping hand to hundreds of care leavers after granting them Council Tax relief up to the age of 25.
Last updated: 1 August, 2018
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Jail for builder who ignored enforcement action
A builder who blighted his street by storing debris and construction materials outside his home, has been jailed for failing to clear the land.
Last updated: 19 April, 2018
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Resident fined more than £50,000 for illegal extensions
A Magistrate has found a Barnet resident guilty of breaching three separate planning enforcement notices.
Last updated: 15 March, 2018
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Billboards fall foul of the law
A businessman who used a series of cars parked across the borough as advertising billboards for his company has been fined and ordered to remove the vehicles after being prosecuted by Barnet Council’s planning enforcement team.
Last updated: 26 October, 2017
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Property company hid planning breach
A property company which illegally converted a house into seven flats and then attempted to exploit a technicality of planning law, will not be able to sidestep enforcement action, a court has ruled.
Last updated: 15 August, 2017
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Enforcement action taken on garden eyesores
Three garden eyesores have been cleared by Barnet Council after the owners ignored repeated planning enforcement requests to take action.
Last updated: 20 July, 2017
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Property company convicted of flouting planning rules
A property company which illegally converted a former doctor’s surgery into nine flats has been found guilty of planning offences.
Last updated: 5 July, 2017
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