®Planning appeal decision
55 High Street, Markyate, ST ALBANS, AL3 8PJ
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12, Policy CS27, Saved Policy 120, Policy CS8, Policy CS26
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