Planning appeal decision
15 Welclose Street, St. Albans, AL3 4QD
Planning appeal 3284609 at 15 Welclose Street, St. Albans, AL3 4QD (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 2 November 2022 by Inspector Pinto A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
the conversion of the existing cellar into a habitable room
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pinto A
- Postcode
- AL3 4QD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed building and any features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The concealment of important historic features (brick fireplace and flint walling) behind the proposed tanking system would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Grade II listed building, which was not outweighed by the private and limited public benefits of the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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