113-115 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1LR

Planning appeal 3313716 at 113-115 London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1LR (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the St Albans Conservation Area.

demolition of existing buildings and erection of a part 3-storey, part 4-storey, part 5-storey building comprising 10 apartments

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Law T
Postcode: AL1 1LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the St Albans Conservation Area
Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to natural light

What decided it

The scale, layout and design of the proposed development would adversely harm the character and appearance of the conservation area, and the public benefit of housing provision was insufficient to outweigh this harm given that housing could be delivered through an existing conversion permission.

The less than substantial harm to the conservation area outweighed the public benefit of housing delivery, as housing could be provided through an alternative permission without the identified harm

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 69Policy 70Policy 85
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 130Paragraph 11

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