Planning appeal decision
61 Addison Road, London, W14 8JJ
Planning appeal 3340279 at 61 Addison Road, London, W14 8JJ (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 17 September 2024 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the appeal building as a non-designated heritage asset and Holland Park Conservation Area.
a demolition and rebuild to include provision of a basement beneath footprint of the house and part of front and rear gardens along with provision of a vehicular turntable within front garden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- W14 8JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the appeal building as a non-designated heritage asset and Holland Park Conservation Area
What decided it
The replacement dwelling would preserve the character and appearance of the Conservation Area through sympathetic design that reinforces the understanding of a detached villa form, and the strong prospect of the appellant pursuing an approved fallback permission that would result in greater loss of the building justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CD1CD2CD3CD14CE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 195Paragraph 54
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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