Planning

Barnet, Stopping Up of The Highway for Development

EN4 9SH•Published 26/09/24•Expired

Barnet Borough Times •

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LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

STOPPING UP OF HIGHWAY AT/ADJACENT TO VICTORIA ROAD AND ALBERT ROAD, NEW BARNET, EN4 9SH (STOPPING UP ORDER NO.1 2024) NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE A STOPPING UP ORDER SECTION 247 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990

NOTICE is hereby given that the London Borough of Barnet ("the Council") acting in its capacity as local highway authority proposes to make an Order under section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) ("the Act") authorising the stopping up of the highways described in the First Schedule below and shown hatched with bold black diagonal lines on Drawing No. 105712-PEF-XX-00-DR-D-0009-T07 to the Order.

IF THE PROPOSED ORDER IS MADE, the stopping up will enable the redevelopment of land formerly known as British Gas Works, Albert Road, New Barnet, EN4 as described in the Second Schedule to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted by the Council under Part III of the Act on 16 July 2020 under planning reference 16/7601/FUL and any subsequent permissions granted under section 73 of the Act which vary or amend this planning permission which do not affect the area being stopped up and will be for no other purpose.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED free of charge between the hours of 9.00am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays and public holidays) for a period of 28 days commencing on 26 September 2024 from the main reception, London Borough of Barnet, 3rd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW. Please contact the Council at highway.development@barnet.gov.uk or on 020-8359-3555 to arrange for a copy of the draft Order and relevant plan to be posted. A copy may also be viewed on the Council's website at www.barnet.gov.uk

ANY OBJECTION to the making of the proposed Order must be made in writing within a period of 28 days commencing on 26 September 2024 by sending written notice to the Highways Development Control Manager, Highways Service, Environment Directorate, London Borough of Barnet, 3rd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW or by email to highway. development@barnet.gov.uk before 5pm on 25 October 2024.

The Council may disclose the substance of any objection made to the making of the Order to other

persons affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector.

If no objections are duly made to the making of the Order, or if any objections are withdrawn, the

Council may make the Order as an unopposed Order. Any objections duly made and which are not

withdrawn will be referred to the Mayor of London.

THIS NOTICE is given by virtue of Section 252 of the above Act.

FIRST SCHEDULE DESCRIPTION OF HIGHWAYS TO BE STOPPED UP

The highway areas/references and sections listed in the table below and shown hatched with bold

black diagonal lines on Drawing No. 105712-PEF-XX-00-DR-D-0009-T07 to the Order referred to in

this Notice. The dimensions quoted in the table are approximate averages and have been rounded to the nearest half metre. The drawing should be referred to for exact locations.

Name/ Reference of Highway	Location	Description	Starting Grid Reference	Ending Grid Reference	Highway to be Stopped Up
Length (m)	Width (m)	Area (m2)
Area 1	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	A-B (inc B1 & A1) Carriageway & Footway	E–526481.912 N–196312.237	E–526477.878 N–196311.238	5	4	23
Area 2	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	I-N (inc J,K,L,M,X,Y,Z) Carriageway & Footway	E–526497.107 N–196301.991	E–526545.531 N–196258.638	69	0-10	308
Area 3	Victoria Road, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	S-U (inc T,V) Footway	E–526590.652 N–196229.165	E–526593.947 N–196233.083	7	0-1	4
Area 4	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	JJ-HH (inc AA,BB,CC,) Footway & Carriageway	E–526528.408 N–196267.901	E–526499.011 N–196260.911	29	0-15	252
Area 5	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	MM-PP (inc NN,OO,QQ) Footway	E–526532.447 N–196255.205	E–526542.024 N–196211.938	44	0-3	89
Area 6	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	E1-D (inc F1,C) Footway & Carriageway	E–526481.427 N–196297.312	E–526487.463 N–196273.453	24	0-5	84
Area 7	Albert Rd, London, Barnet, EN4 9SH	P-R (inc Q) Footway	E–526549.358 N–196247.354	E–526559.683 N–196218.238	30	0-3	64

SECOND SCHEDULE

Description of Development - Demolition of the existing residential and non-residential buildings (1 to 9 Victoria Road, 15 to 23 Victoria Road and 1A, 2 and 2A Albert Road) and construction of 104 residential units (Use Class C3) within Buildings A, H, J1 and J2 (an increase of 52 residential units across the Victoria Quarter Redevelopment Area), 623sqm of commercial/retail/office floorspace (Use Class A1-A4/B1/D1/D2) within Building A and Building J1, the creation of new publicly accessible open spaces and pedestrian routes together with associated access, servicing, car parking, cycle parking and landscaping. Relocation of an existing sub-station. Dated this 26th September 2024

Ian Edser

Director of Highways and Transportation, Environment Directorate, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW