®Planning appeal decision
57 Poland Street, London, County (optional), W1F 7NW
without the requisite planning permission and within the last 4 years, the installation of timber decking, a raised timber enclosure, metal balustrades around the roof edge, and five metal framed canopies with the removable fabric roofs and side plastic panels on the flat roof of the Property to create a roof terrace ("the Unauthorised Works") which has resulted in the intensification of the use of the flat roof of the Property
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of a conservation area
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of surrounding properties, with particular regard to privacy, and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development causes less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance and significant adverse effects on neighbouring residential amenity through overlooking and noise, with no public benefits to outweigh these harms.
Plan policies cited: Policy HC1 of the London Plan 2021, Policies 38, 39, and 40 of the City of Westminster City Plan 2019-2040, Policies D13 and D14 of the London Plan 2021, Policies 7 and 33 of the City of Westminster City Plan 2019-2040
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