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Dismissed12 July 20233300856

Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA

Planning appeal 3300856 at Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2023 by Inspector Fleming L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the St Alban's Conservation Area and within the setting of the Grade II* listed St Peter's Church.

construction of additional storey to provide four new flats

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Fleming L
Postcode
AL3 5FA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the character or appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the St Alban's Conservation Area and within the setting of the Grade II* listed St Peter's Church

What decided it

The great weight required to be attached to the harm to the conservation area under paragraph 202 of the Framework outweighed the public benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits in a sustainable location.

The public benefits of four new dwellings in a sustainable location and associated economic and environmental benefits were outweighed by the great weight to be given to the less than substantial harm to the conservation area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 114Policy 2Policy 69Policy 70Policy 85
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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