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That's just another brick terraced house though. Fucking hundreds of thousands of them in London. No specific architectural or historic merit. They were quick-built basic homes at the time and are nothing special now.
It is possible to raise a ridge line and I personally don't have a problem with it as long as approval has been granted- ie they made a full planning application and didn't just fudge a PD scheme.
I agree they're taking the piss. It should be a homeowner's - or tenant's (yes) - responsibility to maintain a congruous (homeowner - extensions/porches etc) and well-maintained (tenants - window frames painted nicely, tidy gardens etc) façade.
I'm sick of walking down streets to see rows of beautiful old architecture ruined just because some cunt is too lazy to weed or give their windows a lick of paint, or because they thought it appropriate to stick a PVC cube in front of their door.