Barnet Validation Requirements for Planning Applications consultation

Background

Planning applications are submitted on a standard application form and applicants are required to submit information for the validation / assessment of their planning applications. Some of this information is a national requirement for all applications. Councils are also able to request more information for some applications, and these local requirements are known as a ‘local list’.

The information you will need to submit will depend on the type of application you are making and the nature and scale of the development proposals.

What we are proposing

Barnet has reviewed its current local list.

We have reviewed the Barnet national and local information requirements considering:

• changes introduced by the government
• changes to local policies including the London Plan 2021 and the Barnet Local Plan 2021- 2036
• the requirements for different types of applications to make sure that the information requested is necessary for a particular scale and type of development.

Each of the individual information requirements have also been reviewed and amended, where necessary, to reflect changes in policy / guidance since it was first adopted.

You can view the changes we propose to make in the consultation document. We will take your views, opinions and feedback on board when producing the updated List of Validation Requirements.

Your views are important to us

We want to hear your views on the proposed changes. We want to hear from residents, applicants and planning agents, tenants, landlords, managing or letting agents, organisations, businesses and all other interested parties.

How to have your say:

Complete our online questionnaire

We are keen to hear your views on our proposals and encourage you to have your say by completing our online questionnaire.

If you would like to request a questionnaire in an alternative format, please:

• email: dm.consultations@barnet.gov.uk
• write to: Local Requirements Consultation, Planning and Building Control, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW.

If you would like someone to help you complete the questionnaire or need more information, please contact us using one of the above methods.

What happens after the consultation closes?

The council will consider responses received before finalising the Validation Requirements. We will publish the results of the consultation, and how these are considered in finalising the Requirements list on this web page.