Two-storey dwelling with basement at 1 St Catherine's Mews, Chelsea, London SW3

The site and surroundings

The site is a single-storey residential property beside listed buildings and within the Chelsea Conservation Area.

“/PP/26/01980:2 3.1 1 St Catherine’s Mews is a single storey residential property. The site abuts the rear of 10 Milner Street (which is grade II listed). The site also backs onto grade II listed buildings to the rear on Halsey Street. The building itself lies within the Chelsea Conservation Area.”

Officer report

Who spoke

Two people addressed the committee in objection, while the architect and agent spoke in support.

The committee vote

The committee unanimously rejected the officer recommendation and unanimously resolved to refuse planning permission.

“Resolved unanimously: to not adopt the Officer’s recommendation to approve planning permission with the conditions listed in Section 9 of the report.”

“Resolved unanimously as proposed by Cllr North and seconded by Cllr Ortiz: to refuse planning permission for the following reasons:”

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Why permission was refused

Permission was refused because the proposal lacked a draft construction traffic plan and was considered harmful to the conservation area without sufficient public benefits.

“The applicant has failed to demonstrate, through the submission of a draft Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP), that the proposed development would not result in unacceptable impacts on pedestrian, cycle and vehicular safety, or cause unreasonable inconvenience to the day-to-day activities of those living, working and visiting the surrounding area. In the absence of this information, the proposal has failed to demonstrate compliance with Policy CD11 of the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan and the adopted Basement SPD.”

“The proposed replacement building, by reason of its design and architectural character, does not make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and fails to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Chelsea Conservation Area. The identified harm is not outweighed by the public benefits arising from the development.”

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