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A Barnet Conservative councillor has defected to the Liberal Democrats, claiming the Tories had “given up on communities like ours”.

Councillors have voted to bring five services run by Capita back under Barnet Council’s control following a heated row over the value of…

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey A computer-generated image of the development (Image: Line Creative) A 197-home development on a site next to an area of green belt land has been approved by councillors. Plans by developer Ziser London for IBSA House and former printworks, in The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, were given the green light at a meeting of the strategic planning committee on Tuesday. The scheme involves converting existing ...

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey A computer-generated image of The Rockery A developer has won permission to build tower blocks up to 24 storeys high at the site of a car dealership. Parkside Investments was given the green light to build 470 new homes at the Crown Honda showroom in Hyde Estate Road, Colindale, at a meeting of the strategic planning committee on Tuesday. The scheme, known as The Rockery, involves knocking down...

By Simon Allin @SimonAllin3 Local Democracy Reporter, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Cllr Alan Schneiderman warned against putting solar farms on parks A councillor has called for all of Barnet’s parks and green spaces to be protected amid fears some could be used as sites for solar farms. Labour’s environment spokesman Cllr Alan Schneiderman warned against proposals he claimed would restrict access to parks and green spaces deemed low-value and low-quality by the council. ...