Ashtons Estate Agents, 48 High Street, Redbourn, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7LN

Planning appeal 3341695 at Ashtons Estate Agents, 48 High Street, Redbourn, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 7LN (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 27 January 2025 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the submitted details in respect of noise and vibration insulation are sufficient to enable the condition to be discharged, having regard to the reason for imposing it.

change of use of first floor from Class B1(a) (office) to Class 3 (residential) to create one bedroom flat and associated alterations

Authority: St Albans City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Bayliss G
Postcode: AL3 7LN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the submitted details in respect of noise and vibration insulation are sufficient to enable the condition to be discharged, having regard to the reason for imposing it

What decided it

The Council's prior approval of the acoustic underlay specification under listed building consent, combined with the Inspector's site observations of adequate noise performance and the need to balance noise mitigation against preservation of the listed building's special interest, demonstrated that the submitted details adequately discharged the condition.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 82Policy 83
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135

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