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Allowed11 March 20253343801

The Grove, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0QW

Planning appeal 3343801 at The Grove, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0QW (St Albans City Council) was allowed on 11 March 2025 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works is well founded.

To introduce a door into a wall that was once a single storey garage. The door is accessed by a passage to the North of the property. The new door will be stained black to match all other doors. It will contain no glass and be of wooden construction. All door furniture will be black and of a historic design to match others.

Authority
St Albans City Council
Appeal type
ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Moss J
Postcode
AL4 0QW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Works is well founded
  • Whether the proposed works would affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest

What decided it

The proposed door, being a solid timber design matching other external doors in the building and located on a secondary elevation of a 1950s addition that contributes negligibly to the building's special interest, would have a neutral effect on the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest.

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