Barnet Council’s Cabinet (5 February) approved a £16.9 million investment for 2025/26, as part of the £97 million package announced in 2024 for improving the boroughs roads and pavements over the next few years.

This year’s investment of £16.9 million includes:

Barnet Council, in partnership with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe and local tech firm Pure Data Centres, yesterday (March 26) brought together hundreds of volunteers to plant 1,800 trees, creating three new ‘Tiny Forests’ in Mutton Brook, East Finchley.

Four businesses – based in Burnt Oak and Mill Hill – have been handed a total of 68 fixed penalty notices, totalling £18,480, for multiple fly tipping offences – breaching their duties to responsibly dispose of trade waste under the Environmental Protection Act.

Schools in Barnet have achieved outstanding results in the 2023 – 2024 academic year, with many schools achieving well above the national averages.

Schools across the early years provision (Birth to Five years old), all the way through to key stage (KS) 5 (16 – 18 years old), have performed significantly well, with achievement scores placing Barnet above national averages and much higher than in previous years.

In some cases, you might not have to pay Council Tax on your property. This is called an exemption.

Students can apply for a discount or exemption, depending on who else lives at the property with them.

Apply for severe mental impairment Council Tax discount or exemption

Find out more about the documents and information that are required for applications for planning permission.

Barnet Council has been given a grant of more than £300,000 from the government to tackle the housing crisis and prevent homelessness and rough sleeping in the borough.

The cash will help relieve pressure on the authority’s budget as it faces a perfect storm of lower revenue, higher costs and rising demand for services like temporary accommodation.