®Planning appeal decision
64-65 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9SX
Planning appeal 3280572 at 64-65 Long Acre, London, WC2E 9SX (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 23 December 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension, rear windows and glazed lightwell enclosure on the character and appearance of the buildings and the Covent Garden Conservation Area.
for new and replacement fenestration throughout the application site; glass roof over the internal lightwell; two-storey infill extension within 64 Long Acre; revised air-conditioning plant; and other associated alterations
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- WC2E 9SX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension, rear windows and glazed lightwell enclosure on the character and appearance of the buildings and the Covent Garden Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would preserve the character and appearance of the Covent Garden Conservation Area because the changes would not be visible from the public domain and the beneficial effects of reinstating timber sliding sash windows would outweigh the minimal harm from other alterations.
The minor harm arising from alterations to original window styles and openings would be outweighed by the undisputed beneficial effects of reinstating timber sliding sash windows to the prominent principal elevation, resulting in overall preservation of the conservation area's character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 38Policy 39Policy 40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
- Judgments
- South Oxfordshire DC v SSE & J Donaldson [1991] CO/1440/89
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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