17 & 18 Norfolk Road, LONDON, NW8 6HG

alteration to existing front boundary wall, Formation of two vehicle crossovers, creation of hardstanding in the front gardens to provide two single parking spaces

Authority: City of Westminster Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Somers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of proposed development upon the character and appearance of the host building and the locality, with particular regard to the St John's Wood Conservation Area (CA)
The effect of the proposed development upon existing trees
The effect of the proposed development towards on-street parking

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area caused by removal of boundary treatment for off-street parking outweighed the claimed public benefits, and the proposal conflicted with the development plan and NPPF.

Framework references: 199, 200, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy 38, Policy 40, Policy 39, Policy 34, Policy 27

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

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.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

Then the development plan position, the housing land supply as an Inspector last accepted it, and every appeal decided around the site with its letter.

Every English appeal since 2016, with the letter behind it wherever the Inspectorate published one. Searched by meaning as well as by words, with the key case law counted live across the letters.

Casework that chases the deadlines. Applications, appeals and conditions with their statutory dates.

The judgement stays yours. The tool gathers the material and dates it.