Lynmore Nursery School, 34 Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4HA

Planning appeal 3299703 at Lynmore Nursery School, 34 Sun Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4HA (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 36 Sun Lane, having particular regard to outlook from the garden.

a new single storey building installed within garden of existing property

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Worley E
Postcode: AL5 4HA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 36 Sun Lane, having particular regard to outlook from the garden
the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
the effect of the development on highway safety, having regard to parking provision

What decided it

The Noise Impact Assessment and accessibility evidence, combined with the absence of Highway Authority objection and the visual screening of the outbuilding, demonstrated that the intensification of the nursery use would not materially harm neighbouring amenity or highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 65APolicy 69Policy 72Policy 39
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 185Paragraph 110Paragraph 111

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