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The Local Plan sets out how the borough is going to grow in the years to 2036, with new homes including affordable housing, and new spaces for business, sport and recreation.

The work has been funded primarily through developer contributions towards the infrastructure of the borough, but we have also received the following cash injections towards the project:

The decision to appoint WYPF will be put to the vote by councillors at the council’s Policy and Resources Committee, and is expected to be enacted by Full Council on 3 March. Cllr Dan Thomas, Leader of Barnet Council, said:

The event will run from 1-4pm on Saturday 15 February at the artsdepot, 5 Nether St, North Finchley, N12 0GA.

Councillor Dean Cohen, Chair of the Barnet Council Environment Committee, said: “A charge for garden waste collections will help us retain weekly recycling and refuse collections, whilst also investing in services such as street cleansing.” Residents will shortly receive a leaflet explaining how to sign up and pay for their yearly subscription for the garden waste service, which will be for approximately 23 collections a year. 

Milegate Limited, and one of its company directors, were fined and ordered to pay costs totalling almost £8,000 at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on 11 February 2020 after ignoring an ‘Untidy Land Notice’ issued by the council’s Planning Enforcement Team requiring that the land behind the former Railway Hotel public house be cleared.

The council has continued to use this funding to support community groups in the borough by offering them free equipment to carry out their own litter picking events.

The council’s Draft Long-Term Transport Strategy 2020-2041 outlines proposals to support population growth through a safe, reliable and convenient travel network that improves air quality and public health.

A diversion will be in place, so that access to Barnet Hospital can be maintained via Elmbank Avenue. The works are expected to be finished by tomorrow morning (Wednesday 26 February), so that Wellhouse lane can be fully reopened once more.

Since its launch in 2015, BOOST has helped more than 850 Barnet residents find employment. BOOST teams are based in Burnt Oak Library, Watling Avenue, HA8 0UB (0208 3595600); and in a shop at 184 Cricklewood Lane, Childs Hill, NW2 2DX (0208 3597200). They can be reached from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. BOOST teams can help residents: