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Allowed15 June 20213261064

61-65 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EA

Planning appeal 3261064 at 61-65 St Peter's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EA (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 15 June 2021 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations.

Demolition of existing buildings to provide three retail units (class A1) at ground floor level and twenty residential dwellings above, with associated access, landscaping and other related works

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Marshall E
Postcode
AL1 3EA

What decided it

The Council's failure to produce relevant evidence at appeal to support the third refusal reason regarding refuse and recycling collection, when realistic solutions were available that could have been secured by condition, constituted unreasonable behaviour resulting in unnecessary expense.

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