®Planning appeal decision
3 Sovereign Park, St. Albans, AL4 0FJ
Planning appeal 3319428 at 3 Sovereign Park, St. Albans, AL4 0FJ (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 19 October 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, 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.
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- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- AL4 0FJ
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
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the proposed dormer window
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and this substantial harm together with material loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1Policy 13Policy 69Policy 72
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 48Paragraph 11
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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