“ I think it would be a positive step forward for the high street if planning permission was granted and this unnecessary focus on the timber cladding was ended. Compared to the ugly frontages of many of the other shops in Barnet, "Central Park" " cash for gold", the cladding was an improvement. If the Society wants the High street to survive perhaps they should consider the bigger picture instead of putting obstacles in the way of progress before the entire high street becomes blocks of flats. ”