®Planning appeal decision
6 Ashwell Street, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5JY
the partial demolition of existing rear structure, facilitating loss of workshop, alterations to existing rear habitable accommodation. Alterations to boundary walls and reintroduction of courtyard garden (resubmission following refusal of 5/2022/1818)
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Somers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon the significance of the locally listed building and the character and appearance of the greater locality, with special attention given to the St Albans Conservation Area
What decided it
The retention of the unusual length of the rear extension beyond domestic scale would preserve the interpretation of the building's historic commercial use, and the substantial benefits to living conditions justified the limited harm to the locally listed building's significance under paragraph 203 of the NPPF.
Framework references: 203
Plan policies cited: Policy 69, Policy 72, Policy 85, Policy 87
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.