18 Wetherby Gardens, LONDON, SW5 0JP

without planning permission the installation of a replacement front door

Authority: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Kean G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the replacement front door constitutes a breach of planning control
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Courtfield Conservation Area
Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive
Whether the period for compliance with the notice is too short

What decided it

The alternative scheme articulated in Drawing PR/DET/03F would remove the unacceptably adverse effects on the significance of the conservation area by providing the visual appearance of a double door while maintaining the width of the pre-existing opening and a high-gloss black finish.

Framework references: 215, 16

Plan policies cited: Policy CL1, Policy CL2, Policy CL3, Policy CL9

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