50 Chelsea Park Gardens, London, SW3 6AB

Planning appeal 3357816 at 50 Chelsea Park Gardens, London, SW3 6AB (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was dismissed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Hunt S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposals would preserve the setting of a Grade II listed building, the Church of St Andrew, Park Walk.

Removal of the existing rear extension and its replacement with a new rear/side extension, lowering of the floor level, the installation of a condenser unit within the inside front roofslope at main roof level, provision of a dormer window to the rear inside roof slope with associated roof terrace, elevational improvements to the west elevation and the replacement of the windows with double glazed units to match the detailing of the existing.

Authority: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Hunt S
Postcode: SW3 6AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposals would preserve the setting of a Grade II listed building, the Church of St Andrew, Park Walk
The extent to which the proposals would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Chelsea Park Carlyle Conservation Area

What decided it

The prominence and visibility of the proposed dormer window from key viewpoints around the listed Church of St Andrew, combined with the absence of any defined public benefits to outweigh the identified heritage harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CD1CD2CD4CD5CD12
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 210Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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