We were pleased to win an appeal for listed building consent and planning permission for a mansard roof extension to a town house in Belgravia. The Council had raised their objection to such a scheme, but as part of a professional team we considered there were strong arguments for such an extension. The application also received an objection from English Heritage.
However, we successfully demonstrated at appeal that the works would not involve harm to an original part of the building and that a mansard extension was entirely suited to a house of this type. The appeals were allowed by the Inspector. This is the latest success in a number of projects undertaken to listed buildings in the Belgravia area. Client: private householder
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Basements in Kensington & Chelsea have long been a hot issue in the Borough, and we were involved in some of the earliest, setting a number of appeal precedents that led to the evolution of the Borough's strict policies over the years.
We have achieved a two storey basement extension for a house in a conservation area at appeal which, so the Council considered, was not consistent with their policies. We successfully demonstrated to the Inspector what the wording and objectives of those policies actually meant and permission was granted for a size and layout to the basement, and landscaped areas, that the client wished to implement, rather than the Council's preferred scheme. Client: private householder Planning permission had been refused for a new barn on Green Belt land at Pirbright, near Guildford. We were asked to appeal against the decision and presented a case that had to deal with agricultural need, listed buildings and design. The appeal was held by way of a Hearing and was won, with costs awarded against the Council.
Client: Private The London Borough of Richmond refused permission for extensions at a house within a conservation area, and one which has been identified as a 'building of townscape merit': the Council's local listing. We appealed against this refusal and worked closely with the client and architects to present a case that the extensions would not lead to any harm to the building, the conservation area or neighbours. We were very pleased to have the appeal allowed.
Client: private householder We are very pleased to have won an appeal against the refusal of permission by Kensington & Chelsea for a new roof terrace to a house, close to Notting Hill.
K&C notoriously resist any roof extension and roof gardens, and have long-standing policies that go back many years to see off such schemes. An architect had prepared plans that we thought were sensitive to the property, but the Council refused permission. The case was taken to appeal and the Inspector agreed no harm to the conservation area, the terrace of housing or conflict with policies. Client: private householder Planning permission was granted for the change of use of commercial premises in central Archway, London, but with restrictive conditions that hindered the flexibility of the owner to operate. The Council feared a betting shop use might open, and so sought to restrict permitted development rights through the use of a planning condition.
An application was made to remove the condition, which was refused permission. We were successful in having this condition removed through the appeal process. Our work on this complex case involved a comprehensive appraisal of the Archway commercial centre, analysis of betting shops in the locality, and assessment against the Council's detailed criteria for new betting shops. The appeal was allowed,with the condition being removed and so the flexibility restored to the property owner to exercise his permitted development rights. Client: FabLets We are pleased to have obtained planning permission at appeal for a large extension to the rear of a house in Kew, London.
The local Council, Richmond upon Thames, refused permission for the extension on the grounds of harm to the property, the wider area and to neighbouring amenity. The Inspector agreed with the case put at appeal that the proposal would in fact fit within the character of the area and be a good, modern design. We also demonstrated there would not be any harmful impact on the neighbours, who had objected to the scheme. Client: private householder |
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