New Lodge, Dunstable Road, Markyate, ST. ALBANS, AL3 8QJ

Authority: Dacorum Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Dyer I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, including any effect on the landscape character and scenic beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape including any effects on trees
Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II registered park and garden Markyate Cell Park and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and preserve the setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest of the nearby Grade II* Cell Park listed building

What decided it

The development fails to preserve the special interest of the Grade II registered park and garden and the setting of the Grade II* listed building, and no public benefits are sufficient to outweigh the identified harm.

Framework references: 135, 205, 206, 208

Plan policies cited: CS7, CS11, CS12, CS25, CS27, Policy 99, Policy 119, Policy 120

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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