55 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PJ

Planning appeal 3300029 at 55 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PJ (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed scheme on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to designated heritage assets including the Markyate Conservation Area and No 49 High Street.

proposed erection of a detached dwelling following demolition of a garage

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson S
Postcode: AL3 8PJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed scheme on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to designated heritage assets including the Markyate Conservation Area and No 49 High Street
Whether or not there is sufficient parking to serve the development
The recreational and air quality impacts of the proposed scheme on the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC) with particular reference to Ashridge Commons and Woods SSSI

What decided it

The appeal was dismissed on three independent grounds: harm to the conservation area character and appearance that could not be outweighed by the addition of a single dwelling, failure to provide required parking in an area of acute parking stress, and absence of a legal mechanism to secure the necessary SAC mitigation contribution.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS12Policy CS27Saved Policy 120Policy CS8Policy CS26

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