®Planning appeal decision
23 Chesterton Road, LONDON, W10 5LY
an additional mansard floor to top floor flat
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having regard to the location within the Oxford Gardens–St Quinton Conservation Area
What decided it
The limited weight afforded to the public benefits of improved accommodation and living conditions could not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, to which great weight must be attributed in accordance with the Framework.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and its significance, to which great weight must be given, outweighed the limited public benefits of improved accommodation and living conditions for occupants.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy CL1, Policy CL2, Policy CL3, Policy CL8, Policy CL11
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