Flat 6, 172 Kew Road, Kew, Richmond, SURREY, TW9 2AS

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Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Dyer S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the local area bearing in mind the extent to which it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kew Road Conservation Area and the setting of 172 Kew Road and adjacent buildings which are Buildings of Townscape Merit

What decided it

The metal poles would be visually prominent in the private garden domain and detrimental to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area, with private benefits insufficient to outweigh the heritage harm identified.

Framework references: 197, 199, 200, 202

Plan policies cited: LP1, LP2, LP4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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