Ward · London Borough of Barnet
Colindale.
Colindale sees an approval rate of 80% — 1 points above the Barnet average across 115 substantive planning decisions, with a refusal rate of 20.0%.[1]
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Colindale · Barnet
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115
Applications 2020–22
Decided applications
80%
Approval rate
1pp above borough avg (79%)
20.0%
Refusal rate
19th highest of 30
8.7
Avg decision time
Wks · borough avg 9.2
Data from publicly available Barnet planning records and committee minutes, 2020–22.
Ward overview
Colindale recorded 115 substantive planning decisions over 2020–22, approving 80% of them — 1 percentage points above the Barnet borough average of 79%. Its refusal rate of 20.0% is 19th highest of 30.
Application and refusal breakdown— subscriber data
Residential extension / alteration
New residential
Change of use
Commercial development
Recent planning decisions— subscriber data
Committee members for this ward
Councillor
Party
Role
Interventions
Success rate
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Cllr Mark Williams
Labour
Planning committee
23
47%
Cllr Emma Torres
Labour
Ward member
6
33%
Interventions: formal calls to bring an application before committee. Success rate: percentage where the committee sided with the councillor against officer recommendation.
Sources & method
- [1]Ward approval and refusal rates, application counts and decision-time figures — London Borough of Barnet planning register and published decision notices, 2020–22. · methodology
- [2]Conservation areas, Article 4 directions and heritage designations — the borough’s adopted Local Plan and conservation-area appraisals.
- [3]Committee interventions and councillor records — public planning committee minutes and published decision notices.
- [4]Application-type mix and refusal grounds — case-officer reports coded against the adopted Local Plan, London Plan and NPPF.
Methodology is published in full so every number is traceable to its primary source.