Neighbourhood planning

Neighbourhood plans in Barnet

Neighbourhood planning enables communities to influence the future of their neighbourhood by preparing a Neighbourhood Plan.

This provides an opportunity to set out the vision for a local area and bespoke planning policies to guide developments within an individual neighbourhood area. Once approved the Neighbourhood Plan becomes part of the Development Plan for Barnet.

This information is intended to help communities understand what neighbourhood planning in Barnet entails.

If you have any further questions on neighbourhood planning or are thinking of preparing a neighbourhood plan for your area, please get in touch with us at forward.planning@barnet.gov.uk or you can contact us at the following address:

Re Planning Policy Team
London Borough of Barnet, Floor 7,
2 Bristol Avenue,
Colindale,
London NW9 4EW

Advice on preparing Neighbourhood Plans

For further advice and guidance on neighbourhood planning please visit the Neighbourhood Planning Roadmap Guide, this provides a good idea of what is involved in producing a Neighbourhood Plan.

The Neighbourhood Planning (General Amendment) Regulations 2015 are listed here.

Approved and refused neighbourhood areas and forums in Barnet

Information on approved and refused neighbourhood areas and forums, including their application submissions and a detailed plan of their area:

• West Finchley Neighbourhood Plan
• Mill Hill Neighbourhood Forum