®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed19 October 20233319428
3 Sovereign Park, ST. ALBANS, AL4 0FJ
a loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflight. Installation of solar panels to front roof
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
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.
Framework references: 149, 48, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 1, Policy 13, Policy 69, Policy 72
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.