®Planning appeal decision
City Continental Kensington, 11-13 Penywern Road, Earls Court, London, SW5 9TT
demolition of existing rear basement extension and erection of a two-storey (basement and ground floor) rear extension, together with a rear extension onto existing third floor terraces
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Earl's Court Square Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the local visitor economy, with particular reference to appropriate hotel provision
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Earl's Court Square Conservation Area caused by the two-storey rear extension outweighed the limited public benefits of improved hotel room quality and arrangement.
Framework references: 199, 202, 197
Plan policies cited: Policy CL1, Policy CL2, Policy CL3, Policy CL9, Policy CL11, Policy CP8, Policy CF8
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