®Planning appeal decision
Upper Maisonette, 81 Randolph Avenue, London, W9 1DL
Planning appeal 3320597 at Upper Maisonette, 81 Randolph Avenue, London, W9 1DL (City of Westminster Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 8 March 2024 by Inspector Russell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the appeal building and of the Maida Vale Conservation Area that the building lies within.
Without the benefit of planning permission…the undertaking of the following unauthorised works; A) Alterations to the main roof to raise the height of the main roof of the Property, which has been accommodated by the enlargement of the soffit box to the front, side and rear of the Property in order to bridge the gap between decorative corbel/brackets on the façade and the roof slope and the repositioning of the guttering. B) The erection of new front, side and rear dormers to the new main roof. C) The installation of railings around the perimeter of the flat roof section of the new main roof
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Russell J
- Postcode
- W9 1DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the appeal building and of the Maida Vale Conservation Area that the building lies within
- The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of nearby occupiers
- Whether there are any public or other benefits that would outweigh any harm identified and justify a grant of planning permission in this case
What decided it
The development causes less than substantial harm to the significance of the Maida Vale Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, and the NPPF requires great weight to be given to conservation of such assets, which outweighs the moderate benefits to the appellant's residential accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 38Policy 39Policy 40Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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