Planning appeal decision
26 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RG
Planning appeal 3266865 at 26 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RG (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 8 June 2021 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed area of hardstanding would have constituted permitted development under Article 3 and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F of the GPDO.
replacement of raised planter with hardstanding. Summary
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- W8 5RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded, turning on whether the proposed area of hardstanding would have constituted permitted development under Article 3 and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F of the GPDO
What decided it
The submission of the 'Permeable Private Driveway' specification demonstrating that the hardstanding would be constructed as a porous, SuDS-compliant surface satisfying Class F condition F.2(b) of the GPDO.
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