®Planning appeal decision
Flat 2, 92 Mount Street, London, W1K 2SX
Planning appeal 3261046 at Flat 2, 92 Mount Street, London, W1K 2SX (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2021 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the consequences of varying condition No 4 in the way sought would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
Variation of conditions 1 and 4 of listed building consent to permit removal and replacement of existing chimneypieces at locations FP02 and FP03 with new chimneypieces, and installation of replacement windows on front and rear elevations at second floor level and internal alterations to Flat 2
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cullen F
- Postcode
- W1K 2SX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the consequences of varying condition No 4 in the way sought would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The permanent loss of the existing chimneypieces, which despite being later replacements possess modest heritage merit and are appropriate to the building's period, combined with the inadequacy of the proposed new chimneypieces in reflecting the status and architectural hierarchy of the principal reception space, would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the listed building with no public benefits to outweigh it.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, attributed considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by any substantiated public benefits, as the works would principally provide private benefit to the flat's occupiers with negligible public benefit.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 39 of the Westminster City Plan 2019-2040Policy HC1 C of the London Plan 2021Section 25 and Section 28 of Westminster City Plan November 2016DES 1 and paragraphs 10.108 to 10.146 of the Unitary Development Plan January 2007
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 201Paragraph 202Paragraph 197
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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