®Planning appeal decision
15 Upper Wimpole Street , London , W1G 6LR
Infilling of courtyard between the main house and mews house at basement and ground level, installation of glazed sloping roof at rear ground floor level, addition of a glazed openable roof over the central lightwell at ground floor level, excavation benea th basement to provide swimming pool, creation of terrace at rear ground floor level with area of planting, creation of new door to facilitate access to terrace at rear first floor level, installation of plant equipment in roof space and at basement level, alterations to the façade and associated internal and external alterations, all in connection with existing dwelling house
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed openable glass roof would preserve the Grade II listed building of 14-23, Upper Wimpole Street W1
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harley Street Conservation Area
What decided it
The moderate public benefits of the proposal, including heritage improvements, were not sufficient to outweigh the harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building and the Conservation Area caused by the loss of the lightwell and disruption to the regular pattern and legibility of the rear elevation.
Framework references: 215
Plan policies cited: Policy 38, Policy 39, Policy 40
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