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Barnet Council’s Cabinet has approved a major step forward in the regeneration of the Grahame Park Estate by appointing Lovell Partnerships as its development partner for the north east of the estate.

Contacting us If you need to contact us over the festive period, our customer contact centre will be open as usual between Christmas and New Year (apart from Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 December and Wednesday 1 January, which are bank holidays). The out-of-hours service will still be answered 24 hours a day for emergencies. See full contact details here

Barnet Council will host a festive Chanukah Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Hendon Town Hall on Monday, 30 December, at 5:30 PM. The event has been organised with Barnet Council and Hendon House Chabad and will feature the lighting of the menorah and welcoming the community to celebrate the Festival of Lights together.

In among the cherished time we spend with family and friends, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is usually a period for reflection and planning as we make resolutions and look to the new year with hope. As I reflect on the past year, I’m reminded of all the people I’ve met across Barnet who serve their communities and who work together to make this borough the great place it is.

Following the resignation of Councillor Ammar Naqvi, a by-election will be held for one councillor in the Burnt Oak ward on Thursday 13 February 2025. Polling stations in Burnt Oak will be open from 7am-10pm.

Barnet Council’s adult social care services have been rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC’s report has highlighted the council’s commitment to delivering “responsive and person-centred support”. The report also cites the council’s efforts to help residents maintain independence and improve wellbeing.

Running from Saturday 14 July to Saturday 8 September, the challenge is free to take part in, and gives children an incentive to continue reading and developing their literacy during the long summer holidays. This year’s theme celebrates the 80th anniversary of the much-loved comic, Beano. Barnet’s libraries are teaming up with The Reading Agency to bring Dennis, Gnasher, Bananaman and all the Beanotown characters to life.

The Mayor recently presented his Transport Strategy to the London Assembly for consideration before final publication in the coming weeks. Barnet Council welcomes the Mayor of London’s fresh commitment to the creation of a West London Orbital Railway. Following extensive feedback from the consultation, the strategy now also includes the potential for a West London Orbital rail line, connecting Hounslow with Cricklewood and Hendon via Old Oak, Neasden and Brent Cross.

Opendoor Homes will deliver an initial 320 homes for affordable rent for Barnet residents. These new homes will be owned and managed by Opendoor Homes, a subsidiary of The Barnet Group, which is wholly owned by Barnet Council. The new build programme is funded with a loan of up to £65m from Barnet Council. The first site for the new homes will be Basing Way, Finchley Central, where 14 affordable new homes will be built on the site of under-used garages. Pictured, from left to right:

The Customer Transformation Programme will form a vital part of the council’s new Customer Access Strategy which was approved following consultation in June 2016. The Customer Access Strategy (CAS) identified that while 82 per cent of residents use the internet, the vast majority, 80 per cent, of contact with the council is still by phone. The CAS aims to shift this, with its goal to take 80 per cent of interactions online by 2020.