retrospective permission

Appeal: Retrospective consent to demolish ‘dangerous’ chimney refused

31.05.2019

Matt Moody

conservation area | Health | Heritage | retrospective permission | West Midlands

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for the removal of a chimney in Walsall that the building’s owner argued was ‘dangerous and at risk of collapse’, citing unacceptable harm to the character...
Appeal: Bronze statue of local businessman is ‘incongruous’

12.10.2018

Matt Moody

Community Infrastructure | London | retrospective permission | statue | visual amenity

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for a bronze statue of a recently deceased local businessman in Paddington, calling it ‘discordant and incongruous’ despite its ‘high-...