Planning appeal decision
Premises Known As 3 St Georges Road, Chiswick, London, W4 1AU
Planning appeal 3296367 at Premises Known As 3 St Georges Road, Chiswick, London, W4 1AU (London Borough of Ealing) was dismissed on 3 November 2023 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
without planning permission, the installation of air conditioning units on the roof of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- W4 1AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The air conditioning units are visually discordant features that cause demonstrable harm to the character and appearance of both the host property and the surrounding area, contrary to development plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy 7.4 of the Ealing Development Management Development Plan Document 2013Policy 7B of the Ealing Development Management Development Plan Document 2013
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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