®Planning appeal decision
The Mews, 1A Victoria Gardens, London, W11 3PE
Planning appeal 3340011 at The Mews, 1A Victoria Gardens, London, W11 3PE (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 5 May 2026 by Inspector Whitfield J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the erection of a timber screen on the roof terrace constitutes a breach of planning control.
Erection of a timber screen on top of the flat roof at first floor level
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Whitfield J
- Postcode
- W11 3PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the erection of a timber screen on the roof terrace constitutes a breach of planning control
What decided it
The approved plans attached to the 2023 S73 permission clearly show the erection of a pressure treated timber cladding trellis privacy screen in the same design and position as the screen subject to the notice, with condition 2 requiring development to be carried out in complete accordance with those plans.
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