®Planning appeal decision
67 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, AL1 3EA
Planning appeal 3263521 at 67 St. Peters Street, St. Albans, AL1 3EA (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Albans Conservation Area and preserve the special interest of the Grade II* listed Church of St Peter, as derived from its setting.
‘Redevelopment of the existing building to provide 24 one and two bedroom flats, including the construction of 3 additional storeys, retention of the existing ground floor retail unit (Class A1) and a flexible retail/leisure use (Class A1/ Class D2) in the existing basement’
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- AL1 3EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the St Albans Conservation Area and preserve the special interest of the Grade II* listed Church of St Peter, as derived from its setting
What decided it
The identified less than substantial harm to the St Albans Conservation Area, which the Inspector found carried substantial weight and outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits, given the statutory duty to preserve or enhance conservation areas.
The less than substantial harm to the St Albans Conservation Area, to which considerable importance and weight was ascribed, outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery, economic benefits and financial contributions towards infrastructure, such that the appeal should be dismissed
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 2Policy 69Policy 70Policy 85Policy 114Policy 7APolicy 143B
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 134Paragraph 169Paragraph 202Paragraph 57
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.