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Dismissed5 October 20223285540

The Chalkdrawers Arms PH, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL4 0PP

Planning appeal 3285540 at The Chalkdrawers Arms PH, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL4 0PP (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 5 October 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility.

described on the application form as: Change of use of public house to create one, three-bedroom dwelling and office accommodation with associated parking, landscaping and external works

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Douglas L
Postcode
AL4 0PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a community facility

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that there is no longer any need for a community facility at the appeal site, combined with the significant weight attached to the harm of losing a valued community facility, outweighs the modest benefits of housing delivery and economic use in the planning balance.

The significant and long-lasting harm from the unacceptable loss of a community facility, assigned significant weight, outweighs the modest social and economic benefits of the proposal (housing delivery, office use, building refurbishment), assigned moderate weight, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy 67
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 93Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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