®Planning appeal decision
Land at Miriam Lane, Noke Lane, Chiswell Green, ST. ALBANS, AL2 3NY
described as, “Temporary use of existing car/coach park for 12 months for car/van collection, delivery and storage
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The intensification of use resulting in permanent harm to the openness of the Green Belt in both visual and spatial terms, which was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits of temporary permission, security provision and employment.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate positive benefits of security and employment and the temporary nature of the permission, therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 150, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy 1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.