Planning appeal decision
134-136 Kings Road, London, SW3 4XB
Planning appeal 3279998 at 134-136 Kings Road, London, SW3 4XB (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was dismissed on 18 February 2022 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity.
Installation of five air conditioning units on flat roof to the rear ground floor
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- SW3 4XB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the steps required by the enforcement notice exceed what is necessary to remedy the breach of planning control or injury to amenity
- Whether the time for compliance with the enforcement notice is too short
What decided it
The 2018 planning permission was incapable of implementation, but the 2021 permission was extant and capable of implementation, justifying variation of the notice to require compliance with the latter.
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