The council will refuse your representations because there is a very clear contravention. We see lots of cases about dropped kerbs, and the only thing that gets success, and even then, the OPs have to go to London Tribunals, is that obstruction of the sloping kerbstone is not a contravention.

This is the clue to the enforcement here : -

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"The violation was right near a train station so feels like someone being overly harsh"

So there are usually lots of people parking in streets near the station, and the residents just get fed up with people parking and making life difficult for them. In many places councils put in permit parking zones, so far not in this area. We often see PCNs where the lowered section was not obstructed at all, but the CEO still served a PCN because the resident complained.

Thanks.

IMO, the photos establish the contravention.

Please post the PCN and the council's photos so people can review and advise.