Planning appeal decision
22 Balvaird Place, London, SW1V 3SN
Planning appeal 3282104 at 22 Balvaird Place, London, SW1V 3SN (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 13 December 2021 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of a single storey side extension at ground floor level, two-storey rear extension at first and second floor level, roof extension at main roof level to create a new third floor level and new private outdoor terrace, and opening up of blind window on northern elevation at first floor level, all in connection with the enlargement of the existing single-family dwellinghouse (class C3)
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- SW1V 3SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would assimilate acceptably within its setting without harming the character and appearance of the area, thereby complying with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 38Policy 40
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in City of Westminster Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed28 October 202660123391 Bear Street, London, WC2H 7DZ
- Dismissed28 October 2026600992025 Monmouth Road, London, W2 4UT
- Dismissed21 October 20266014604South Terrace, Third and Fourth Floor, 4 Matthew Parker Street, London, SW1H 9NP
- Dismissed21 October 20266012002Flat B, 9 Durham Terrace, London, W2 5PB
- Allowed21 October 2026601140517 Bruton Street, London, W1J 6QB
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®