Planning application
28 St Albans Lane London NW11 7QE
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Proposal
Change of use of the property from commercial use (Use Class E) to use as a state-funded school (Class F1(a))
As published by the council, reference 25/4753/PNS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/4753/PNS
- Type
- Prior Notification (School)
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Childs Hill
- Postcode
- NW11 7QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Barnet register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/1281/CON Awaiting decision
28 St Albans Lane London NW11 7QE
Submission of details of condition 5 (School travel plan) pursuant to planning permission 25/4753/PNS dated 18/02/2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by Barnet
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2 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Barnet took a median of 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/1281/CON Awaiting decision
28 St Albans Lane London NW11 7QE
Submission of details of condition 5 (School travel plan) pursuant to planning permission 25/4753/PNS dated 18/02/2026
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