®Planning appeal decision
Park Street Plumbing & Heating Supplies, Park Street, St. Albans, AL2 2PY
the demolition of an existing commercial unit and construction of single storey one bedroom dwelling with private garden
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Normington S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to noise, disturbance and privacy
- Whether the proposed development would unacceptably add to parking pressure in the locality and the effect on highway safety and the free movement of traffic
What decided it
The unacceptable impact on the living conditions of prospective occupants resulting from the position of the bedroom window facing directly onto Park Gate, with loss of privacy and general disturbance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest contribution to housing supply.
The modest benefit of housing supply contribution was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable effect on the living conditions of prospective occupants, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy 69, Policy 70, Policy 39, Policy 40, Policy S5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.