6 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TB

Planning appeal 3329355 at 6 High Street, Harpenden, AL5 2TB (St Albans City Council) was dismissed on 11 July 2024 by Inspector Hickey A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the significance of 6 High Street as a non-designated heritage asset and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harpenden Conservation Area.

change of use to sui generis public house with extended food offering, second floor rear extension, open roof terrace and associated infrastructure, new openings and alterations to openings, new air conditioning plant, extractor duct, pizza oven flue and ventilation cowls

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: Hickey A
Postcode: AL5 2TB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the significance of 6 High Street as a non-designated heritage asset and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Harpenden Conservation Area

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the non-designated heritage asset and conservation area caused by the bulk, massing and intensive use of the roof terrace, when afforded great weight in accordance with the Framework, outweighed the modest public benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 69Policy 85Policy 87
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 209

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