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Dismissed3 January 20233301258

Hanrox Meadows, Blunts Lane , St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL2 3NJ

Planning appeal 3301258 at Hanrox Meadows, Blunts Lane , St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL2 3NJ (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 3 January 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.

construction of detached storage and welfare building for anglers using the lake for fishing and associated landscaping works

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
AL2 3NJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • If the proposal is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The building's large size and scale would not preserve the openness of the Green Belt, making it inappropriate development, and the appellant failed to demonstrate very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
St Stephens Neighbourhood Plan Policy S1City and District of St Albans District Local Plan Review saved Policy 1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 219Paragraph 148

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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