®Planning appeal decision
Argyll Management Ltd, 45 Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD
Planning appeal 3355492 at Argyll Management Ltd, 45 Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 30 May 2025 by Inspector Ashworth S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the works preserve the listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses.
partial removal of internal wall in basement
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
- Postcode
- SW1X 0BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the works preserve the listed building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses
What decided it
The cellular plan form of the basement would remain legible as a modern intervention despite the opening, and the removal of the doorway would not materially affect the building's significance given the historical evolution of the basement's access arrangements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CD5
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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