Planning application
148 Ballards Lane London N3 2PA
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing showroom to a coffee shop (Class E), including new shop front, installation of a new security shutter, entrance canopy, internal glazed bi-fold door to create a covered front seating area and enclosed internal seating area, internal reconfiguration to provide customer seating, serving counter/bar and commercial kitchen, together with the installation of a rear kitchen extraction and ventilation system and associated external works including new flue
As published by the council, reference 26/2844/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/2844/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Aug 2026
- Postcode
- N3 2PA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Barnet
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1 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 September 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
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