®Planning appeal decision
4 Head's Mews, City of Westminster, London, W11 2QL
Planning appeal 3272997 at 4 Head's Mews, City of Westminster, London, W11 2QL (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2021 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host building and the Westbourne Conservation Area.
a second-floor extension
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- W11 2QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the host building and the Westbourne Conservation Area
- Living conditions for the occupiers of neighbouring properties at Nos 140-146 Westbourne Grove and No 4 Needham Road, with particular regard to enclosure and outlook
What decided it
The less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, unweighed by any public benefits, combined with harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the private benefits to the appellant.
The less-than-substantial harm to the Westbourne Conservation Area was not outweighed by any public benefits; the private benefits to the appellant were insufficient to justify the harm identified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S25Policy S28Saved Policy DES6Saved Policy DES1Policy S29Saved Policy ENV13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 184Paragraph 194Paragraph 196
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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