Development in Barnet has gone badly wrong. The Barnet Conservatives promised to
stop over-development – they have not stopped it. There has been rampant overdevelopment of completely unaffordable blocks of flats with insufficient community benefit or infrastructure, and with loss of green space.

We will stand up to developers with tougher policies on height and density: we need more genuinely affordable family homes not tower-block blight.

Below are some of our other key pledges on housing, and you can find more details in our full manifesto:

We will help renters by cracking down on rogue landlords and raise awareness of tenants’ rights through a private tenants’ rights charter.

We will deliver 1,000 new council homes, ensuring regeneration benefits existing residents first and foremost.

We will bring the planning service back in-house and work with residents on new council developments.

We will work to ensure new development is zero carbon, and towards healthy homes by tackling fuel poverty, energy efficiency and water efficiency.