The Mill Hill Eruv Charitable Trust is about to submit its second planning application to Barnet Council for an eruv in Mill Hill, having revised the original proposal.

Conditional planning permission for the Mill Hill eruv was first granted in 2010 and there have now been refinements following a consultation with stakeholders.

The current submission seeks approval for these refinements.

The original proposal was for a boundary to cover approximately 10-12 square miles, allowing practising Jews to follow the same rules they would in their own homes.

The proposed boundaries would include the Apex corner in the North, where the A41 meets the M1 to the five ways corner junction in the South, and will mostly use existing structures such as fences, house fronts and roads to form the boundaries.

The plans would allow those with restricted movement, such as children, the disabled, the elderly and their carers, who would otherwise be housebound, to attend Synagogue on the Sabbath.

An eruv is an enclosed area where Jews can carry objects on the Sabbath without violating a Jewish law that prohibits carrying anything except with the home.

This eruv will take the form of poles with wire strung between them.

Gill Gallick, Chair of the Trust said “Since receiving planning permission we have continued to work closely with local stakeholders and, with welcome Rabbinic collaboration from the United Synagogue Beth Din, I am now delighted that we have taken another important step towards achieving an eruv for Mill Hill.

“I am confident that this year we will see the start of the construction work on this much needed local facility.”

The Mill Hill eruv will link-up the existing Eruvin in Edgware and Golders Green/Hendon.