Howitt Close, Howitt Road, London, NW3 4LX

a rooftop extension to create 7 residential dwellings

Authority: London Borough of Camden
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Parsons J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the proposal on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA), known as Howitt Close
the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of Belsize Conservation Area
the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the Belsize Park Gardens, Howitt Road and Howitt Close, having regard to daylight and sunlight

What decided it

The harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and the failure to preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

significant housing, economic and environmental benefits were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and the harm to the significance of the NDHA

Framework references: 202, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy A1, Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy H4, Policy H7, Policy T2, Policy HC1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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