Planning appeal decision
1 Southwell Gardens, London, SW7 4SB
Planning appeal 3284380 at 1 Southwell Gardens, London, SW7 4SB (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 April 2023 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the significance of the Cornwall Conservation Area.
Without planning permission, the erection of a chimney stack and alteration of roof to create mansard roof with dormer windows to front and rear
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- SW7 4SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the significance of the Cornwall Conservation Area
What decided it
The mansard roof extension fundamentally alters the traditional form of concealed roof slopes characteristic of the conservation area and fails to preserve the characteristic roof form, unacceptably harming the significance of the conservation area with insufficient public benefits to justify the less than substantial harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CL8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 195Paragraph 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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