Planning appeal decision
The Buildings and Associated Land at 104 Ilbert Street, London, W10 4QE
Planning appeal 3312705 at The Buildings and Associated Land at 104 Ilbert Street, London, W10 4QE (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Queen's Park Estate Conservation Area.
Without the requisite planning permission and within the last four years, the installation of four uPVC windows on the front and side elevations of the Property at ground and first floor level (“the Unauthorised Works”)
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perkins L
- Postcode
- W10 4QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Queen's Park Estate Conservation Area
What decided it
The uPVC windows cause less than substantial but unjustified harm to the character and appearance of the Queen's Park Estate Conservation Area, with no sufficient public benefits to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021)Policy 38 of the Westminster City Plan 2019-2040 (2021)Policy 39 of the Westminster City Plan 2019-2040 (2021)Policy 40 of the Westminster City Plan 2019-2040 (2021)Policy 5 of the Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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