Overview

• Wentworth Andersen, led by Ben Andersen, has proposed reinstating a Victorian lightwell at a North Kensington pub under renovation.
• Local residents have submitted objections, arguing the lightwell could enable upskirting and poses modern privacy and safety risks.
• Some neighbors suspect the lightwell is part of a 'development by stealth' strategy to convert the basement into residential flats.
• The proposal follows a series of disputes, including backlash over an unapproved 'Allsopp’s' sign referencing Kirstie Allsopp’s family brewery heritage.
• The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is reviewing the lightwell application, with a decision still pending after a related refurbishment plan was withdrawn.