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Allowed3 February 20253342701

Land at Junction of Roestock Lane and Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL4 0QP

Planning appeal 3342701 at Land at Junction of Roestock Lane and Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, Hertfordshire, AL4 0QP (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 3 February 2025 by Inspector Knight A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and, if so, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt.

construction of 9 dwellings with new vehicular access, provision of new landscaping and associated works

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Knight A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and, if so, the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The site's location within grey belt land that would not undermine Green Belt purposes, combined with demonstrable unmet housing need and the site's sustainability through access to South Hatfield via the underpass, satisfied paragraph 155 of the Framework and rendered the development not inappropriate.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 1 of the St. Albans District Local Plan Review (1994)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 8Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 164Paragraph 57

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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