AN INDIAN restaurant in West Hendon will be bulldozed to make way for 43 flats.
The development will see Raw Spice, on West Hendon Broadway, knocked down and a five-storey building erected in its place.
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Barnet council’s Hendon area planning committee passed the plans last night, on the grounds a section 106 agreement – which ensures developers contribute to the community – is entered, including making seven of the flats affordable rent.
The developers could also have to pay £916,970 for the Barnet and Mayor of London Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges, which distribute money to councils depending on the amount of development.
In a planning statement, Preston Bennett Planning, on behalf of Pharmchem Investments Ltd, said the scheme would contribute to meeting Barnet’s housing needs, and that the site is currently underused.
Raw Spice restaurant has been approached for comment.
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