®Planning appeal decision
5 Oaklands Avenue, ISLEWORTH, TW7 5PX
without planning permission, (1) the erection of a hip to gable rear roof dormer and the insertion of three roof lights; (2) the installation of UPVC (plastic) windows to the principal elevation of the house and the replacement of roof tiles to the house
- Authority
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Moore D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appellant has shown that the enforcement notice was not served as required by Section 172 of the 1990 Act and there has been substantial prejudice (ground e)
- Whether the matters alleged do not constitute a breach of planning control (ground c)
- Whether the matters alleged were substantially completed four or more years prior to the issue of the notice (ground d)
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the surrounding area, in particular the Osterley Park Conservation Area (ground a)
- Whether the steps required by the notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance with the notice is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The mismatch of materials—large profiled concrete roof tiles and dark grey plastic windows—creates an incongruous appearance in the street scene that adversely affects the significance of the Osterley Park Conservation Area with no substantiated public benefits to outweigh the harm.
Plan policies cited: Policy CC1, Policy CC2, Policy CC4, Policy SC7
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