A house owned by a man locally referred to as ‘the King of Mayfair’ come under the watchful and forceful eye of local planners. Richard Caring, the billionaire owner of The Ivy, has been ordered to remove windows from his £40m home by his local council.
Three dormer windows are causing all problems in the new property which replaced a former cottage. The notice from the council said: “The three dormer windows, due to their excessive size, number and position, appear as incongruous and dominant additions harmful to the character and appearance of the property. The new additions fail to preserve the character and appearance of the local area.”
Mr Caring has been ordered to remove the three dormer windows in the south-eastern roof slope and rebuild the slope so that it complies with the original planning permission. Kensington and Chelsea’s notice adds that the windows “fail to preserve the character and appearance of the Thurloe Estate and Smiths Charity Conservation Area, contrary to Local Plan policies.”
In so many cases windows are overlooked when it comes to planning issues. Windows are instrumental to the style of so many properties in the UK – they need to respected and new frames often need to be designed accordingly.
