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The southern part of Friern Barnet has been popularly understood to be a part of Muswell Hill since the 1900s. Through the centre of the district runs Colney Hatch Lane, which was a part of an important early medieval road. The area was covered in dense woodland such as Finchley and Hollick Woods.

Though the nature and types of services and support for people may change over time, and the volumes or activity levels may be variable, there are underpinning values that speak to the design of all our services.

These have been developed through an ongoing dialogue with colleagues, providers, partners and residents to understand how well our current commissioned offer supports people to achieve their outcomes.

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If your claim for Housing Benefit is successful we usually pay you benefit from the Monday after the day we receive your claim. How to apply If you want us to consider backdating your claim and you have a good reason for not claiming earlier, you must make a request in writing and send it to the Housing Benefit team. Where to write to Barnet Council Benefit Service PO Box 238 ERITH

Living with Foxes Foxes are considered to be wild animals. We do not have any statutory powers to remove foxes on private or other land. Find out more about living with foxes  

A planning brief is a document which summarises the planning authority's guidelines and requirements for the development of a particular site or collection of sites. A planning brief is generally produced for sites of a significant size or for particularly sensitive sites which require more detailed guidance. They can also perform a number of functions such as promoting a site for development, interpreting and supplementing development plan policies, or addressing a particular site constraint or opportunity.