Planning appeal decision
Plot 107 Land Adjacent Bridge Cottages , Sandridgebury Lane St Albans Hertfordshire, St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL3 6JE
Planning appeal 3334568 at Plot 107 Land Adjacent Bridge Cottages , Sandridgebury Lane St Albans Hertfordshire, St Albans , Hertfordshire , AL3 6JE (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 24 October 2024 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
the use of the plot as an allotment to grow vegetables and fruit trees with a garden shed, wooden fencing and a gate
- Authority
- St Albans City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
- Postcode
- AL3 6JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The shed and enclosures are reasonably required for the purposes of agriculture and therefore qualify for the exception to Green Belt restraint set out in NPPF paragraph 154(a) for agricultural buildings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LPR policy 1NP policy E2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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