Planning appeal decision
38 Clarendon Road, London, W11 3AD
Planning appeal 3348946 at 38 Clarendon Road, London, W11 3AD (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of varying or removing the condition on the character or appearance of the Ladbroke Grove Conservation Area.
Alteration of rear first floor window from sash window to French door; installation of metal balustrade over rear bay at first floor level; repainting of external windows and doors throughout from white to black
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- W11 3AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of varying or removing the condition on the character or appearance of the Ladbroke Grove Conservation Area
What decided it
The Conservation Area Appraisal's evidence that properties built in the 1840s may have originally had black-painted windows and that black paint is used on numerous nearby properties of the same period, meaning black paint would preserve rather than harm the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CD1CD2
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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