Planning appeal decision
Flat Basement and Ground Floor, 56 Coningham Road, London, W12 8BH
Planning appeal 3326663 at Flat Basement and Ground Floor, 56 Coningham Road, London, W12 8BH (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) was dismissed on 5 April 2024 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Coningham and Lime Grove Conservation Area and its effect on the host building.
Revised scheme for part single storey and part raised ground floor rear extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Williams K
- Postcode
- W12 8BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Coningham and Lime Grove Conservation Area and its effect on the host building
What decided it
The full-width upper floor extension would fail to respect the original elongated form of the host building and alter the rhythm of the terraces, causing less than substantial harm to the conservation area that outweighed the minimal public benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DC1Policy DC4Policy DC8Policy HC1Principle CAG3
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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