®Planning appeal decision
Park Street Plumbing & Heating Supplies, Park Street, St. Albans, AL2 2PY
Planning appeal 3310641 at Park Street Plumbing & Heating Supplies, Park Street, St. Albans, AL2 2PY (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 19 June 2023 by Inspector Normington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupants with particular regard to noise, disturbance and privacy.
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
- Postcode
- AL2 2PY
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 69Policy 70Policy 39Policy 40Policy S5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 111
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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