Proposals seeking full planning permission for an residental led development on a brownfield site in Barnet have been submitted to the London Borough of Barnet. The application has been submitted on behalf of the applicant, Stoney Wood Property Developments Ltd.
The proposed development will bring an undeveloped and underutilised site into use with the delivery of 463 new residential units up to five storeys. Flexible commercial uses will be provided on the site, in addition to landscaping, car and cycle parking, and access.
Stoney Wood Property Developments Ltd is the applicant for the scheme. The company is owned by
Aviva Capital Partners was established to bring forward this site as a Build to Rent neighbourhood that will be a long-term rental investment.
The application has appointed architects London Placemaking to produce design and access proposals for the site. Once complete, the project will be leased to, and eventually be owned by, Barnet Council.
The site covers approximately 1.76 hectares and is situated in the northern part of Barnet, adjacent to Stoney Wood, which the proposed scheme dervies it’s name. It lies to the east of the M1 motorway and west of Barnet Way (A1).
It is bound by Stoney Wood and the Mill Hill Golf Course to the north, The Fairway and Northway
Schools to the east, with residential dwellings and a car scrap yard to the west. The Site is currently used for car parking and vehicle storage and is brownfield land.
Historically, the site accommodated buildings associated with the former school until the early 2010s, when these were demolished following the construction of the new school on the adjacent site. The site then remained vacant until the car impound yard was established in 2023.
The Site is accessed directly via The Fairway. It has a Public Transport Accessibility Level of 1b. The nearest train station is Mill Hill Broadway, approximately 2km to the south of the Site. The nearest bus stop to the Site is on the A1 and is within 300 metres (6-minute walk).
The proposed development seeks to create a gentle density scheme to maximise the potential of housing delivery on site through a design-led approach. Centred around six streets, four of which are entirely pedestrianised and heavily landscaped, the concept maximises the number of homes with front doors on streets.
The Proposed Development will provide a total of 151 car parking spaces. 135 car parking spaces are provided at the lower ground level within the site boundary, with 14 disabled blue badge spaces provided at ground level adjacent to the main access road that will encircle the site.
Of the 463 new dwellings proposed, 50% are proposed as larger family-sized 3/4/5 bed units. Of these, 167 are to be one-bedroom homes, 56 are two-bedroom homes, the largest contingent, 229 are three-bedroom homes, and 9 and 2 units are four-bedroom and five-bedroom homes respectively.
The Site will be accessed by all modes from the Fairway. Pedestrian, cyclist, and vehicle Access will be via the western side of the Site frontage for 2-way access to the basement car park.
In terms of the amount of new houses required in the borough, the London Plan outlines that LBB’s ten-year housing target is 23,640 within the plan period up to 2041. At a local level, LBB Local Plan Policy BSS01 sets an increased housing target of 35,460 new homes to be delivered over the Plan period, up to 2036.
The Proposed Development will achieve 50% affordable housing by habitable room, with a policy-compliant tenure split (based on the total habitable room count) set by the London Plan, with 70% of these proposed as DMR and 30% as LLR tenures. The remainder of the units will be let at market rents.
Additionally, the Proposed Development will provide high-quality, accessible play provision for all ages. 3,536 sqm of playspace will be provided within the dedicated ‘Play Street’ and throughout the Site. This exceeds the London Plan Policy S4, which requires at least 10 square metres of playspace per child (or 2,447 sqm for the proposed development.
The Build to Rent project is brought forward in collaboration with the London Borough of Barnet’s growth team. On completion, the council will take possession of and manage the homes to generate a long-term income and asset.
