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We must now persuade the Mayor to reject Arada-Regal's dreadful plan for the GNLP

Barnet council has sent a formal notice to the Mayor of its decision to refuse Arada-Regal’s GNLP planning application. The Mayor will decide on the next steps by the end of January 2026. The Strategic Planning Committee voted to refuse the application to redevelop GNLP at its meeting on 4 Dec…

At a meeting on 4 December 2025, Barnet Council’s Strategic Planning Committee rejected the major proposal by Regal London Limited to build large blocks of flats at the Great North Leisure Park in Finchley. The Committee decided that “this high density proposal would result in over-development of th…

We have just launched a new petition with others in the local community to protect one of Finchley’s most precious natural habitats: Glebelands Nature Reserve. This wild green space is home to great crested newts, bats, and other protected species, but it is now under threat from a major redev…

Sent to: [email protected] The Rt Hon Sarah Sackman House of Commons London, SW1A 0AA Dear Sarah, I am writing on behalf of the “Our North Finchley” campaign to express our very strong objections to the Government’s proposal to reduce the target for affordable housing in developments in…

We are excited to be working with State – a new platform for democratic participation that puts power back in the hands of communities. State is developing a powerful tool to help residents have their voices heard on major local issues. As part of their pilot, they’re working with the&nbsp…

Two planning applications that include parts of the Tally Ho triangle are now being considered by the Council. One is by Regal London and the other by the owners of Balfour House. The sites of the proposed developments overlap and this has created confusion. Both developments are not in keeping with…

On Tuesday 21st October, something extraordinary happened. After months of hard work, campaigning and community organising, Barnet Council voted in favour of Our North Finchley’s deputation calling for real reforms to how local people are involved in planning decisions. This is a really positi…

Thank you to all who attended our public meeting on Thursday 9th October. It was a great turn out and we heard from a range of speakers including Sarah Sackman MP, Councillor Ross Houston and Zoë Garbett from the London Assembly, who all answered pressing and important questions from Barnet citizens…

We’re so excited to launch our brand-new Our North Finchley campaign T-shirts, featuring our now-famous hard-hat-wearing Great Crested Newt mascot! Why the Newt? The Great Crested Newt has become a bit of an unofficial mascot for the campaign, a local species under threat from overdevelopment and th…