®Planning appeal decision
1 Belitha Villas, LONDON, N1 1PE
Reinstating the original cill height of a window opening and inserting an external door into this opening. Installing a structurally independent external staircase and various internal alterations. The reduction in size of the existing garage.” Appeal B: APP/V5570/Y/21/3267478 Paul Cooper, 1 Belitha Villas, Islington, London N1 1PE
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Rann J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposals would preserve the grade II listed building, 1, 3 and 5 Belitha Villas, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- whether the proposals would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Barnsbury Conservation Area (BCA)
What decided it
The insertion of a door in the ground floor rear window opening and the associated external staircase would fail to preserve the special interest of the listed building and would harm the appearance of the conservation area, and the limited public benefits arising from the proposals would not outweigh the great weight attached to this heritage harm.
The less than substantial harm to the special interest of the listed building and the appearance of the conservation area was not outweighed by the limited public benefits arising from the proposals, which were essentially private in nature.
Framework references: 194
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CS9 of Islington's Core Strategy, Policy DM2.3 of Islington's Local Plan: Development Management Policies
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.