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Allowed27 December 20233321204

Grasshoppers Children's Day Care Nursery, 20 York Road, St Albans, AL1 4PL

Planning appeal 3321204 at Grasshoppers Children's Day Care Nursery, 20 York Road, St Albans, AL1 4PL (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 27 December 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the availability of parking in the area.

Conversion of on-site parking court into garden area for existing children's day care nursery

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector
Reed D
Postcode
AL1 4PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the availability of parking in the area

What decided it

The on-street parking controls in the surrounding area are effective in managing demand and ensuring continued availability of spaces, contrary to the Council's assertion of congestion and parking stress.

The interests of the children attending the nursery for improved outdoor space outweighed the Council's concerns about parking availability, given that the proposal would have no discernible adverse effect on parking in the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 34Policy 39
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111

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