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Allowed28 November 20253322043

15 Partridge Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6HH

Planning appeal 3322043 at 15 Partridge Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6HH (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 28 November 2025 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well founded, turning on whether the development was permitted by Class C of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

described as ‘Installation of steel railings around an existing rear roof terrace’

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Willows P
Postcode
AL3 6HH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well founded, turning on whether the development was permitted by Class C of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)

What decided it

The railings do not create the impression of a larger house to external viewers and therefore constitute an alteration to the roof under Class C rather than an enlargement under Class B, making them permitted development.

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